Particle penetration through inclined and L-shaped cracks

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-339

  Jeng, Chwen Jyh ^a   Kindzierski, Warren B ^b   Smith, Daniel W ^b  

^a Toxcon Health Sciences Research Centre Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cracking; Indoor air pollution; Infiltration; Particles; Penetration

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; CRACKS; DIFFUSION; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTATION;

BROWNIAN DIFFUSION; PARTICLE PENETRATION MODEL;

INFILTRATION;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; CRACKS; DIFFUSION; INFILTRATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTATION;

BROWNIAN MOTION; DEPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDOOR AIR; INFILTRATION; MICROCRACK; PENETRATION; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

EID: 33847185898     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2007)133:3(331)     Document Type: Article

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