Effective pore diameter and monodisperse particle clogging of fibrous filters

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 147-158

  Japuntich, D A ^a   Stenhouse, J I T ^b   Liu, B Y H ^c  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CORRELATION METHODS; LAMINATING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP;

EFFECTIVE PORE DIAMETER; FILTER CAKE FORMATION; MONODISPERSE PARTICLE CLOGGING;

AIR FILTERS;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; FILTER; FILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031060253     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(96)00064-X     Document Type: Article

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