Evaluation of exhalation valves

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 563-568

  Kuo, Yu Mei ^a   Lai, Chane Yu ^b   Chen, Chih Chieh ^c   Lu, Bo Hong ^c   Huang, Sheng Hsiu ^d   Chen, Chun Wan ^d  

^a CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Exhalation valves; Leakage rate; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; PRESSURE DROP; RESPIRATORS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; WATER;

AIR FLOW; EXHALATION VALVES; LEAKAGE RATES; VALVE MEMBRANES;

VALVES (MECHANICAL);

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; MATERIALS TESTING; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALVE; VENTILATOR;

DATA COLLECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MASKS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 26644468860     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mei003     Document Type: Article

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