Huang, Luofeng;
Hetharia, Wolter;
Grech La Rosa, Andrea;
Riyadi, Soegeng;
Setyawan, Dony;
Pria Utama, I Ketut Aria;
Thomas, Giles;
(2022)
Computational study on the potential transmission of COVID-19 virus on an Indonesian fishing vessel.
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Proceedings of the The 15th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures.
: Dubrovnik, Croatia.
(In press).
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Abstract
During fishing operations, fishers often need to work in close proximity to each other on deck in a very limited space. This open-air working area can be subjected to various airflow conditions which might foster the airborne transmission of COVID-19 virus. To understand the risk of contagion in such a working environment and develop effective mitigation strategies to ensure the fishermen’s safety, the present work establishes a computational model to analyse the virus’ airborne transmission. Specifically, the work applies Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) to simulate various airflows occurring on an Indonesian fishing vessel, which is combined with Lagrangian particles that are used to model and track COVID-19 viruses. The concentration and coverage of COVID-19 viruses are analysed, considering the infected person working in different deck locations and under the influence of different vessel/wind speeds and directions. Subsequently, a set of guidelines including safe distance for the fishermen is suggested for each scenario.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Computational study on the potential transmission of COVID-19 virus on an Indonesian fishing vessel |
| Event: | 15th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures |
| Location: | Dubrovnik, Croatia |
| Dates: | 9 Oct 2022 - 13 Oct 2022 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://prads2022.fsb.hr/#:~:text=In%20spite%20of%... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | COVID-19; Fishing Vessel; Virus; Airborne Transmission; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Particle modelling. |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10156464 |
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