Breakthrough of shallow activated carbon beds under constant and pulsating flow

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-180

  Linders, M J G ^a   Mallens, E P J ^b   Van Bokhoven, J J G M ^b   Kapteijn, F ^a   Moulijn, J A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Breakthrough; Flow pattern; Gas mask canister; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FLOW RATE; GAS MASK; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SAFETY; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VAPOR; AIR; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; MATERIALS TESTING;

ADSORPTION; AIR MOVEMENTS; CARBON; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 0041324851     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984806     Document Type: Article

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