Numerical simulation of the formation of pollutant nanoparticles in the exhaust twin-jet plume of a moving car

International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 535-543

  Yin, Z Q ^a,b   Lin, J Z ^a,b   Zhou, K ^a   Chan, T L ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA JILIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Diesel exhaust; Nucleation; Numerical simulation; Twin jet plum

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248940324     PISSN: 15651339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJNSNS.2007.8.4.535     Document Type: Article

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