Comparison of a new Eulerian model with a modified Lagrangian approach for particle distribution and deposition indoors

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 5249-5256

  Lai, Alvin C K ^a   Chen, F Z ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Indoor air quality; Mixing; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

EULERIAN MODELS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; LAGRANGIAN MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DISPERSIONS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISPERSION; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; INDOOR AIR; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBULENCE;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DISPERSION; DRY DEPOSITION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 34447273604     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.05.088     Document Type: Article

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