Experimental evaluation of a mathematical model for predicting transfer efficiency of a high volume-low pressure air spray gun

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 785-793

  Tan, Yu Mei ^a   Flynn, Michael R ^a  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

High volume Low pressure air spray gun; Spray Painting; Transfer Efficiency

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; ISOCYANATE; PAINT;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PAINTING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR PRESSURE; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033803816     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220050129428     Document Type: Article

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