Flow structures and particle deposition patterns in double-bifurcation airway models. Part 1. Air flow fields

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 435, Issue , 2001, Pages 25-54

  Comer, J K ^a   Kleinstreuer, C ^a   Zhang, Z ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FORTRAN (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; VISCOUS FLOW;

DOUBLE-BIFURCATION AIRWAYS; MICRON-PARTICLE WALLS;

WALL FLOW;

AIRFLOW; FLOW FIELD; FLOW PATTERN; MEDICAL APPLICATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0035947252     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112001003809     Document Type: Article

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