Restrictions are loosening. Offices are also getting fuller with workers returning after working from home. However, if you rely solely on distancing regulations and masks to contain the corona virus, there is a high risk of infection. It is especially in closed office rooms with low humidity that the risk of infection lurks in the form of so-called aerosol particles, i.e. tiny exhaled infectious floating particles. This is why physicist Roland Netz from the Berlin Freie Universität recommends professional humidification. This means the droplets cannot shrink so quickly and tend to sink to the ground as heavier droplets.
You probably know about ridicule amongst colleagues in the office about someone who splutters when they speak. When speaking, coughing or sneezing, we release not only large, visible droplets into the room in a sort of mist, but also tiny aerosols in much larger quantities. However, while large droplets sink to the ground after only about 1.5 meters due to their weight – which is why the regulations prescribe a distance of 1.5 meters – infectious aerosols measuring only a thousandth of a millimetre stay in the air “for several hours, in fact’’. This makes aerosol infections even more insidious – invisible infectious particles that float in the air for a long time and can still be inhaled, maybe even hours later.
Rely on professional humidifiers in the office
According to the findings of Berlin physicist Roland Netz, if the air in a room is too dry, the water in the particles evaporates, making them smaller and allowing them to float around in the air for even longer. In terms of closed rooms, Netz says: “relative humidity is important.’’ This should not be too low because the droplets then cannot shrink as quickly. Moreover, heavier droplets tend to sink to the ground. “Also the mucous membranes will otherwise dry out and become more susceptible to viruses.” We also know from further scientific studies that maintaining a relative humidity of 40 to 60% helps to limit the spread and survivability of coronavirus within buildings.
Professional air humidification reduces the risk of infection and contagion
Medical specialists also emphasise that we can reduce the risk of infection by increasing the humidity in buildings. Increasing air humidity through humidification to around 50% thus reduces the transmission risk. Humidifiers and air coolers from Trotec can help here. The hygrostat-controlled Trotec humidifiers from the B-E and B series ensure optimally regulated humidity and purified room air. And the air coolers of the PAE series not only humidify the air, but also provide refreshing evaporative cooling in your home in the summer.
B-E Series Ultrasonic Humidifiers
If you want to make the most of true quality, a variety of functions and individual settings, the Trotec B-E series is the first class solution for you. You can choose between three different models, B 1 E, B 5 E and B 6 E, each of which offers different nebulisation performance levels. These range from 4.8 up to 7.2 litres per day. Ultrasonic humidifiers – depending on the model – can be ideally used in rooms of up to 20 or 30 m². All three units of the series are characterised by a modern design, which blends in with any home interior. Moreover, you can choose between two different modes. Whether a removable scented oil diffuser, an integrated baby mode, a modern touch panel or a freely programmable timer function for example – the ultrasonic humidifiers from Trotec’s B-E series leave nothing to be desired.
B Series Evaporation humidifiers
The models in this series have many advantages for an all-round pleasant indoor climate and easy breathing. With great value-for-money, chic designs and a variety of functions, the individual variants are almost a guarantee for value for health and interior design thanks to the humidity optimisation. All models in this series, such as the B 24 E/B 25 E or the B 400 are also hygrostat-controlled. Its performance capacity ranges – depending on the model – from 0.6 litres to 60 litres per hour. Some air humidifiers can be deployed in rooms of up to 420 m². Flexibility is the trump card here. Besides the many individual features or functions it offers, the B 500 model, for example, features a special remote control as well. It’s hard to imagine more comfort than this.
A cool tip for the upcoming summer heat – air coolers from the PAE series
Air cooling using evaporation technology is a completely natural and moreover cost-effective cooling method without requiring a high level of energy for the cooling process. With mobile air coolers from the PAE series, Trotec offers a particularly smart and energy-efficient solution for pleasant temperature control in small to medium-sized rooms. Usually designed as 3-in-1 devices, our air coolers from the PAE series provide all round air cooling, ventilation and air humidification to ensure an excellent feel-good climate. With their modern housing design, these all-rounders skilfully create optical highlights and cut a very fine figure in both modern and classic restaurants and bars, as well as in living and working areas. Thanks to the different equipment variants and a great variety of functions, Trotec offers the optimal unit for almost every cooling requirement.
Professional air quality management – with brand quality from Trotec
For purchase or for rent – you will find the perfect humidifier and/or air cooler for public facilities in your community or even for your personal use with Trotec. Let yourself be impressed and also benefit from the unbeatable value for money of a leading brand supplier with our:
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