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Can a toilet promote virus transmission? From a fluid dynamics perspective #MMPMID32574232
Li YY; Wang JX; Chen X
Phys Fluids (1994) 2020[Jun]; 32 (6): 065107 PMID32574232show ga
Currently, a novel coronavirus named "SARS-CoV-2" is spreading rapidly across the world, causing a public health crisis, economic losses, and panic. Fecal-oral transmission is a common transmission route for many viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. Blocking the path of fecal-oral transmission, which occurs commonly in toilet usage, is of fundamental importance in suppressing the spread of viruses. However, to date, efforts at improving sanitary safety in toilet use have been insufficient. It is clear from daily experience that flushing a toilet generates strong turbulence within the bowl. Will this flushing-induced turbulent flow expel aerosol particles containing viruses out of the bowl? This paper adopts computational fluid dynamics to explore and visualize the characteristics of fluid flow during toilet flushing and the influence of flushing on the spread of virus aerosol particles. The volume-of-fluid (VOF) model is used to simulate two common flushing processes (single-inlet flushing and annular flushing), and the VOF-discrete phase model (DPM) method is used to model the trajectories of aerosol particles during flushing. The simulation results are alarming in that massive upward transport of virus particles is observed, with 40%-60% of particles reaching above the toilet seat, leading to large-scale virus spread. Suggestions concerning safer toilet use and recommendations for a better toilet design are also provided.