Air purifier in elevator (VIDEO)

American Institute of Physics

Caption

The video shows the velocity contour isosurfaces and droplet spread inside an elevator when using an air purifier. The air purifier increases the droplet spread because the air intake integrated inside the purifier equipment induces flow circulation that can add to the transport of contaminated saliva droplets in the cabin.

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Talib Dbouk and Dimitris Drikakis

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