Effects of asymmetric branch flow rates on aerosol deposition in bifurcating airways

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 192-202

  Zhang, Z ^a   Kleinstreuer, C ^a   Kim, C S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIRFLOW; AIRWAY; AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; LUNG DEPOSIT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

AEROSOLS; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BRONCHI; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; TRACHEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034524467     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900010005011     Document Type: Article

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