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. 2021 Mar 12;33(3):033311. doi: 10.1063/5.0039559

TABLE V.

Summary of the fate of the droplets exhaled during a coughing event at an angle to the normal direction in scenarios 1, 6, and 7.

Fraction of droplets
Scenario Evaporated Escaped Trapped on the elevator surface Trapped on person “B” Trapped on person “C”
1 (No ventilation, person “A” coughs in a normal direction, RH = 30%, T = 30 C) 0.8932 0 0.1067 0 0
6 (No ventilation, person “A” coughs at 30° to the normal direction, RH = 30%, T = 30 C) 0.5856 0 0.0154 0.399 0
7 (No ventilation, person “A” coughs at 60° to the normal direction, RH = 30%, T = 30 C) 0.972 0 0.0278 0.0002 0