Computational fluid dynamics investigation of particle inhalability

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 750-765

  Anthony, T Renée ^a   Flynn, Michael R ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Inhalable particles; Modeling; Size selective sampling

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAMINAR FLOW; VELOCITY;

INHALABLE PARTICLES; MODELING; SIZE-SELECTIVE SAMPLING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; PARTICLE MOTION; PARTICLE SIZE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33646397566     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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