Effects of medical staff's turning movement on dispersion of airborne particles under large air supply diffuser during operative surgeries

• Main Authors: Wong, Keng Yinn, Tan, Huiyi, Nyakuma, Bemgba Bevan, Mohamed Kamar, Haslinda, Tey, Wah Yen, Hashim, Haslenda, Chiong, Meng Choung, Wong, Syie Luing, Abdul Wahab, Roswanira, Mong, Guo Ren, Ho, Wai Shin, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Kuan, Garry
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH 2022
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/103798/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21579-y
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The present study examines the effect of medical staff’s turning movements on particle concentration in the surgical zone and settlement on the patient under single large diffuser (SLD) ventilation. A computational domain representing the operating room (OR) was constructed using computer-aided desi...