Estimation of the size distribution of aerosols produced by jet nebulizers as a function of time

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 805-819

  Ferron, G A ^a   Roth, C ^a   Busch, B ^a   Karg, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; EVAPORATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; JETS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

GEOMETRIC STANDARD DEVIATIONS (GSD); JET NEBULIZERS; MASS MEDIAN AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS (MMAD);

AEROSOLS;

WATER;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EVAPORATION; HUMIDITY; NEBULIZER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EID: 0031195204     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(96)00468-5     Document Type: Article

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