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Air purifiers could spread viruses in confined spaces

22 Feb 2021 Isabelle Dumé
Modelling droplets inside a lift
Modelling the spatial distribution of saliva droplets inside a lift reveals that an air purifier may actually increase droplet spread, by inducing flow circulation that can add to the transport of contaminated droplets in the cabin. (Courtesy: Talib Dbouk and Dimitris Drikakis)
Air purifiers in lifts (elevators) and other confined spaces could actually increase the spread of a

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