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The efficacy of social distance and ventilation effectiveness in preventing COVID-19 transmission
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Highlights • Social distancing index Pd was developed on basis of exhaled droplet distribution and transmission.• The perfect-mixing-based Wells-Riley model was modified by introducing the social distancing index Pd and ventilation effectiveness Ez.• The safe social distance is recommended as 1.6–3.0 m considering aerosol transmission of exhaled large droplets from talking.• The modified model used one actual pandemic case to calibrate the infectious dose and verified by a number of other existing cases.• Projections using the validated model illustrated the efficacy of social distancing and influence factors on required ventilation rate.
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- Authors
- Sun, C., & Zhai, Z.
- Venue
- Sustainable Cities and Society
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-11
- Volume
- 62
- Pages
- 102390
- ISSN
- 2210-6707 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3041576741
- Cited by
- 636
- References
- 5
- FWCI
- 60.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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