Towards a new method for experimental determination of aerosol sampler aspiration efficiency in small wind tunnels

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 875-891

  Ramachandran, Gurumurthy ^a   Sreenath, Avula ^a   Vincent, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH HAZARDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SAMPLING; WIND TUNNELS;

AEROSOL SAMPLERS; ASPIRATION EFFICIENCY;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; WIND;

EID: 0032146485     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(97)10027-1     Document Type: Article

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