Corona: Air hygiene to reduce risk of infection
The ETH spin-off AFC deals with air hygiene and the dispersion of particles and air pollutants. Against the backdrop of the Corona crisis, the company creates individual ventilation strategies for companies based on simulations. The aim is to minimize the risk of infection.
Due to the extraordinary situation in connection with the Corona crisis, AFC Air Flow Consulting AG is working on a new air hygiene protection concept for companies. First, the infrastructure, room occupancy and ventilation situation are analyzed. Subsequently, a ventilation strategy is developed on the basis of simulations and computational evidence.
This is intended to help reduce the risk of infection. With AFC's protection concept, businesses should be able to reopen more quickly. According to the company, higher capacity utilization is also possible without increasing the risk of infection.
In the new development, AFC will be supported by Stefan Kühn of the International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Systems (INCS Ltd) advise.
The AFC Air Flow Consulting AG was spun off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) more than 20 years ago. The company specializes in air hygiene. It deals, for example, with the dispersion of particles and air pollutants in buildings.
AFC's core competence is computer simulation, which can be used to visualize air flows. This makes it possible to assess the effectiveness of various measures on air flow and the dispersion of pollutants.
