Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Skip to content

A Tool to Model the Fate and Transport of Indoor Microbiological Aerosols

Metadata Updated: July 29, 2022

The web-based tool Fate and Transport of Indoor Microbiological Aerosols (FaTIMA) allows the determination of the fate of indoor microbiological aerosols associated with ventilation, filtration, deposition, and inactivation mechanisms. FaTIMA provides a representation of a single, well-mixed zone that is served by a mechanical ventilation system and incorporates source and removal mechanisms for an aerosol with a single, user-defined representative particle size. The simple mechanical ventilation system model allows specification of supply, return, and outdoor air intake rates to represent either a positive, negative or balanced ventilation system. Aerosol sources are provided to enable any combination of continuous, e.g., breathing-related emissions, or intermittent, e.g., coughing-related emissions. Aerosol removal mechanisms include filters within the ventilation system, room air cleaners, and deposition onto floors, walls, and ceilings. Simulations can be run for a 24-h period, with the results including the time history of the airborne concentration and surface loading, as well as integrated exposure of an occupant. Exposure is based on a uniform aerosol concentration within the zone and does not account for spatial differences in aerosol concentrations such as those due to momentum effects of respiratory emissions.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

Downloads & Resources

References

https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2095

Dates

Metadata Created Date March 11, 2021
Metadata Updated Date July 29, 2022

Metadata Source

Harvested from NIST

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date March 11, 2021
Metadata Updated Date July 29, 2022
Publisher National Institute of Standards and Technology
Maintainer
Identifier ark:/88434/mds2-2252
Data First Published 2020-06-11
Language en
Data Last Modified 2020-06-05 00:00:00
Category Buildings and Construction:Indoor air quality
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 006:55
Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/data.json
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Harvest Object Id 27865a1e-f536-432d-a718-838a37203a79
Harvest Source Id 74e175d9-66b3-4323-ac98-e2a90eeb93c0
Harvest Source Title NIST
Homepage URL https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/fatima
License https://www.nist.gov/open/license
Program Code 006:045
Related Documents https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2095
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 6720e99bc8a32ad452844962818326d818da23e3
Source Schema Version 1.1

Didn't find what you're looking for? Suggest a dataset here.