Renault 'aerosol shield' approved for NHS use

Renault has developed a new 'aerosol shield' to aid in the safe treatment of Covid-19 sufferers.

Formula 1 teams have been at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19, assisting to drive technology forward at speed to protect medical workers and save lives.

This latest device, known as the Oxford Box, represents a collaboration between the Renault F1 team, the University of Oxford and the Silverstone Technology Cluster.

The 'Oxford Box' has been sustainably manufactured using recycled plastics, is of flat-pack construction, which Renault say will 'enable the device to be swiftly re-allocated in an emergency, stored away easily and sterilised more effectively.'

Renault DP World F1 Team’s Head of CFD, Paul Cusdin, said: “We modelled the speed, direction and air flow as we would in F1 and were thus able to advise the best placement, size and shape of the box to take its protection level to near 100% for the treating medic.

“The models were complex to establish, but by applying the principles we would do in developing a car, we were able to improve its protection and condense development from months to weeks.

“F1 is once again proving its capacity to apply its thinking, technology and processes in speeding up the help we can give to those in genuine need. I hope this will be yet another tool in the ongoing fight against COVID-19.”

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