Numerical simulations of capillary aerosol generation: CFD model development and comparisons with experimental data

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 952-973

  Longest, P Worth ^a,b   Hindle, Michael ^b   Choudhuri, Suparna Das ^b   Byron, Peter R ^b  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITION; DROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

INDUCTION PORTS; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL AEROSOL TESTING;

AEROSOLS;

SALBUTAMOL;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG TRANSPORT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 34548582075     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820701607027     Document Type: Article

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