Covid-19 Embedded with Aerosol Particles Travel Simulation Inside a Mosque

Mohd Rezan, Hamji Ajirun and Syifak Izhar, Hisham and Mohd Nadzeri, Omar and Nasrul Hadi, Johari (2023) Covid-19 Embedded with Aerosol Particles Travel Simulation Inside a Mosque. In: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering; 2nd Energy Security and Chemical Engineering Congress (ESChE 2021) , 3 - 5 Nov 2021 , Virtual Conference. pp. 365-373.. ISSN 2195-4356 ISBN 978-981-19-4425-3

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Abstract

When an infected person coughs, thousands of micro-size aerosol particles will transmit to the surrounding, especially in a closed space. Mosque is one of the confined areas that Muslims regularly go to pray together. Multiple standards of procedures have been proposed to prevent the virus transmission, however, the cases involving people praying in mosque are still reported. This study aims to simulate the virus transmission in mosque by modelling the aerosol particles generated by the worshipper coughing. A geometry of praying area in mosque was created mimicking the actual praying space. Realistic boundary conditions involving coughing, airflow at the inlet and outlet diffusers were specified. The simulation result confirms that the SARS-COV-2 virus in a closed space praying room is not uniform and it is strongly influenced by the location of the coughing source and the air conditioning layout. The study also recorded Ma’mums are at the higher chance to get infected if one of the Ma’mum is the COVID-19 carrier due to the nature of normal congregational praying arrangement. The outcomes of this study may help the scientist and the authorities to understand how dramatic COVID-19 virus may spread in the confined praying area, hence, may enforce a better standard of procedure in a mosque.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	Indexed by Scopus
Uncontrolled Keywords:	COVID-19; Aerosol particle; Mosque; Indoor space
Subjects:	T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Faculty/Division:	Faculty of Computing Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology
Depositing User:	Miss Amelia Binti Hasan
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2023 08:24
Last Modified:	01 Dec 2023 08:24
URI:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39474
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