Validating CFD predictions of respiratory aerosol deposition: Effects of upstream transition and turbulence

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 305-316

  Worth Longest, P ^a   Vinchurkar, Samir ^a  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifurcation models; Lagrangian particle tracking; Particle deposition; Respiratory dosimetry; Respiratory particle dynamics

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

BIFURCATION MODELS; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE TRACKING; PARTICLE DEPOSITION; RESPIRATORY DOSIMETRY; RESPIRATORY PARTICLE DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DOSIMETRY; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REYNOLD NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EXHALATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 33845600916     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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