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. 2021 Nov 8;207:108543. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108543

Table 2.

Boundary conditions for sub-case 2 in case 1 (reference case).

Boundary surface Velocity Temperature (oC) Particle
Human body No slip 31 [36,44] Trap
Elevator walls No slip Adiabatic Trap
Lobby walls No slip Adiabatic Trap
Inlets (elevator) 0.47 m/s (Normal to the boundary) 22 Reflect
Outlets (elevator) Outflow Escape
Diffuser (Lobby) 2.07 m/s (Angle of 15° from the ceiling) 22 Reflect
Outlets (Lobby) Outflow Escape
Mouth and nose of the index person UDF 33 Reflecta
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Note that the particles were injected when the velocity was positive. When the velocity was negative, no particle was released from the mouth.