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. 2021 Jan 22;19(1):331–341. doi: 10.1007/s40201-020-00606-5

Table 1.

Summary of input parameters for CFD analysis

1. Room Features
Room dimensions 30 ft × 18 ft × 14 ft
2. Sneeze flow properties
Sneeze material Liquid water droplets
Relative velocity of sneeze 100 m/s (16)
Particle size distribution 0.5–12 µm (16)
Flow rate 1 kg/s
Number of parcels 40,000 (16)
3. Cough flow properties
Cough material Liquid water droplets
Relative velocity of cough 10 m/s (23)
Particle size 0.31 microns (23)*
Flow rate 1 kg/s
Number of parcels 3000
4. Air flow characteristics
Air velocity 1–6 m/s

*The corona virus is reported to have size in the range 200–400 nm (0.20–0.40 µm)