Two- and three-dimensional simulations of aerosol transport and deposition in alveolar zone of human lung

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1401-1414

  Darquenne, Chantal ^a,b   Paiva, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aerosol transport simulation; deposition patterns; human acinus

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DISPERSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0029988327     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.80.4.1401     Document Type: Article

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