Aerosol transport and deposition in sequentially bifurcating airways

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 152-158

  Comer, J K ^a   Kleinstreuer, C ^a   Hyun, S ^a   Kim, C S ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITION; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEADY FLOW; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DEPOSITION EFFICIENCY; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; PARTICLE EFFICIENCY;

RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

AEROSOL; AIRFLOW; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; MODEL; SIMULATION;

AEROSOLS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0034177941     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.429636     Document Type: Article

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