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标题：Measurements and Simulations of Aerosol Released while Singing and Playing Wind Instruments
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作者：Tehya Stockman ; Tehya Stockman ; Shelly L.Miller 等
期刊名称：ACS Environmental Au
电子版ISSN：2694-2518
出版年度：2021
卷号：1
期号：1
页码：71-84
DOI：10.1021/acsenvironau.1c00007
语种：English
出版社：American Chemical Society
摘要：Outbreaks from choir performances, such as the Skagit Valley Choir, showed that singing brings potential risk of COVID-19 infection. There is less known about the risks of airborne infection from other musical performances, such as playing wind instruments or performing theater. In addition, it is important to understand methods that can be used to reduce infection risk. In this study, we used a variety of methods, including flow visualization, aerosol and CO2 measurements, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling to understand the different components that can lead to transmission risk from musical performance and risk mitigation. This study was possible because of a partnership across academic departments and institutions and collaboration with the National Federation of State High School Associations and the College Band Directors National Association. The interdisciplinary team enabled us to understand the various aspects of aerosol transmission risk from musical performance and to quickly implement strategies in music classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that plumes from musical performance were highly directional, unsteady and varied considerably in time and space. Aerosol number concentration measured at the bell of the clarinet was comparable to that of singing. Face and bell masks attenuated plume velocities and lengths and decreased aerosol concentrations measured in front of the masks. CFD modeling showed differences between indoor and outdoor environments and that the lowest risk of airborne COVID-19 infection occurred at less than 30 min of exposure indoors and less than 60 min outdoors.
关键词：Aerosol transmission;Aerosol concentration;Aerosol size distribution;Wind instruments;Singing;Theatre;Computational fluid dynamics;Flow visualization;Schlieren imaging;Laser sheet imaging