Predicting initial pressure drop of fibrous filter media -typical models and recent improvements

Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Herman, Peter K ^a   Lehmann, Martin J ^a,b   Velu, Yogeshwar K ^a  

^a CUMMINS INC   (United States)

^b MANN HUMMEL GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

2D kuwabara; 3D cellular approach; CFD; Filtration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILTER; FILTRATION; MANUFACTURED FIBER; PREDICTIVE MODEL;

EID: 33749550863     PISSN: 15330915     EISSN: 15330915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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