Aerodynamic focusing of nanoparticles: II. Numerical simulation of particle motion through aerodynamic lenses

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 624-636

  Wang, Xiaoliang ^a   Gidwani, Ashok ^a,b   Girshick, Steven L ^a   McMurry, Peter H ^a,c  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LENSES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

GAS FLOW FIELD; PARTICLE MOTION; PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

NANOPARTICLE;

ACCURACY; AEROSOL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DENSITY; GAS FLOW; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION;

EID: 24944535306     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820500181950     Document Type: Review

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