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Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a very attractive tool to study the transmission of airborne contaminants in an airliner cabin as it is inexpensive and flexible in changing thermofluid conditions inside the cabins compared with experimental measurements. The results presented here illustrate the potential of using CFD in modeling gaseous and particulate contaminant transport inside airliner cabins. CFD was also used to model the SARS transmission case in Air China Flight 112 from Hong Kong to Beijing in 2003 where a contagious passenger infected some 20 fellow passengers. Some seated as far as seven rows from the contagious passenger were infected. The movement of passengers and crew members may play a role in transmission.

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English

pp 21-28

2010

Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings

Research on the Transmission of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: A Synposium

9780309142953

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Air quality; Air travel; Aircraft cabins; Communicable diseases; Computer models; Contaminants

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Aviation; Safety and Human Factors

TRIS, TRB

Sep 29 2010 10:30AM

• Experimental “Bench Science” Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: Interventions for Preventing the Transmission of Influenza Virus
• Experimental “Bench Science” Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: The Role of Fomites in the Transmission of Pathogens in Airports and on Aircraft
• Policies and Planning to Minimize the Spread of Disease: Airline Policies and Procedures to Minimize the Spread of Diseases
• Policies and Planning to Minimize the Spread of Disease: The Practical Application of World Health Organization Travel Recommendations: Some Observations
• Policies and Planning to Minimize the Spread of Disease: Transmission Patterns of Mosquito-Borne Infectious Diseases During Air Travel: Passengers, Pathogens, and Public Health Implications
• Practical Case-Response Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: Norovirus Transmission on Aircraft
• Practical Case-Response Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: Swine Flu A/H1N1 Transmission via the Aviation Sector
• Theoretical Modeling Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: Advance Models for Predicting Contaminants and Infectious Disease Virus Transport in the Airliner Cabin Environment (Part 2)
• Theoretical Modeling Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: Characterizing the Risk of Tuberculosis Infection in Commercial Aircraft by Using Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment
• Theoretical Modeling Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: Summarizing Exposure Patterns on Commercial Aircraft
• Understanding How Disease Is Transmitted via Air Travel: Human Movement Patterns and the Spread of Infectious Diseases
• Understanding How Disease Is Transmitted via Air Travel: The Aircraft Cabin Environment