Particle penetration through rectangular-shaped cracks

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Jeng, C J ^a,b   Kindzierski, W B ^a   Smith, D W ^a  

^a CNRL Natural Resources Engineering Facility   (Canada)

^b Toxcon Health Sciences Research Centre Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brownian diffusion; Gravitational sedimentation; Infiltration; Particle penetration coefficient

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; INFILTRATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTATION;

BROWNIAN DIFFUSION; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURES; PARTICLE PENETRATION; PARTICLE PENETRATION COEFFICIENTS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 33846867462     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S06-026     Document Type: Article

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