Boundary Conditions for Simulated COVID-19 Transmission in a Santander Apartment Building

An outbreak of 15 COVID-19 cases in a multi-family building in Santander, Spain, was investigated using field measurements and modeling. Shelly L. Miller published this dataset containing boundary conditions for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and multi-zone airflow models. The data supports the hypothesis that a shared bathroom duct system facilitated vertical aerosol transmission.

Use Cases

• Calibrating CFD models for indoor aerosol dispersion based on field-measured boundary conditions.
• Assessing the infection risk from shared ventilation systems in multi-unit residential buildings.
• Evaluating the impact of kitchen exhaust fan operation on inter-apartment aerosol movement.
• Informing building code recommendations for mitigating airborne pathogen transmission.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a documented outbreak of 15 cases in a real-world building.
• Integrates multiple evidence streams: epidemiological, genetic, field measurements, and modeling.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is specific to a single building event, limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Field measurements, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations, and multi-zone airflow modeling.

Time Range

During the COVID-19 pandemic.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 17:47:44; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Santander, Spain.