Time resolved analysis of steady and oscillating flow in the upper human airways

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 955-970

  Grosse S ^a   Schroder W ^a   Klaas, M ^a   Klockner A ^a   Roggenkamp, J ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEADY FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

COUNTER-ROTATING VORTICES; OSCILLATING FLOW;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEADY FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34250341191     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-007-0318-y     Document Type: Article

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