Collection efficiency and particle loss of virtual impactors with different methods of increasing pressure drop

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1188-1197

  Lim, K S ^a   Lee, K W ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Particle efficiency; Particle loss; Pressure drop; Virtual impactor

Indexed keywords

FLOW INTERACTIONS; NOZZLES; ORIFICES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE DROP; VELOCITY;

PARTICLE EFFICIENCY; PARTICLE LOSS; VIRTUAL IMPACTORS;

FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;

AEROSOL; PARTICLE PHENOMENA; PRESSURE DROP; SEPARATION;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; DEVICE; FLOW RATE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33748953539     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2005.11.011     Document Type: Article

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