measurements, the subject came into the lab for flow visualization
of their musical or vocal performance. The flow visualization was
used to determine where the air flow escapes the instrument or mouth
of each performer, the velocities of these plumes, and the length
and width of the plumes. An aerosol plume was defined as located where
the highest temperature/velocity flow field was identified and where
the aerosol concentrations were highest. Flow visualization information
guided researchers on where to position each participant (and their
instrument) to collect aerosol and CO2 measurements from
the plumes. Flow visualization experiments were performed through
schlieren technique and laser sheet imaging, while velocity measurements
were made with a hot wire anemometer (405i, Testo Inc., Lenzkirch,
Germany). Flow videos were recorded at high speed (120 fps, at 1080
p resolution) and at regular speed (30 fps, at 4 K resolution) using
two cameras (EOS 90D and EOS T3i, Canon, Tokyo, Japan) with a 300
mm focal length lens. The images were also analyzed quantitatively
to calculate flow velocities. Velocity data was subsequently used
for boundary conditions in CFD simulations.