Performance of a respirable multi-inlet cyclone sampler

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1265-1281

  Gautam, Mridul ^a   Sreenath, Avula ^a,b  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL DUST; FLUIDIZED BEDS; OPTIMIZATION; SAMPLING; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMIC PARTICLE SIZER; DORR-OLIVER CYCLONE; MULTI INLET CYCLONE SAMPLER;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

COAL;

CYCLONE; PARTICLE; SAMPLER;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CYCLONE SEPARATOR; FLOW RATE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031259162     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(96)00472-7     Document Type: Article

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