Effect of Fiber Geometry on Deposition in Small Airways of the Lung

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 459-474

  Asgharian, Bahman ^a   Ahmadi, Goodarz ^b  

^a CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEPOSITION; DRAG; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FIBERS; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; TORQUE;

FIBER DEPOSITION; FIBER GEOMETRY;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; FIBER; GEOMETRY; INHALATION; LUNG DEPOSIT; LUNG INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032404084     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786829808965584     Document Type: Article

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