Virologic Microparticle Fluid Mechanics Simulation: COVID-19 Transmission in the Protected and Unprotected Conversations

Table 1.

Size of droplets under different respiratory activities

Breathing activity Initial speed (m/s) Total particle size Main particle size range (µm)

speak ~5 95-755 15-55
cough 9-18 1105-2005 70-105
sneeze 27-102 2995-4995 75-350