Performance evaluation of an API Aerosizer®

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 839-853

  Tsai, Chuen Jinn ^a   Chein, Hung Min ^b   Chang, Shu Ting ^a   Kuo, Jong Yoh ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NOZZLES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRESSURE EFFECTS; SUPERSONIC FLOW;

AERODYNAMIC PARTICLE SIZER; PARTICLE DRAG COEFFICIENT;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DENSITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032145756     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(97)00433-3     Document Type: Article

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