A study of the dispersion of solvent vapour in the workspace during wipe cleaning of metal components with organic solvents - A monte carlo uncertainty analysis

Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 204-208

  Averill, A F ^a   Ingram, J M ^a   Nolan, P F ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; DISPERSIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; VAPORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIPE CLEANING;

METAL CLEANING;

EID: 0033188985     PISSN: 00202967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00202967.1999.11871284     Document Type: Article

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