Asymmetrical aerosol deposition in an idealized mouth with a DPI mouthpiece inlet

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-17

  Ilie, M ^a   Matida, E A ^a   Finlay, W H ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS EQUATION;

DRY POWDER INHALER (DPI); REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES/EDDY INTERACTION MODEL (RANS/EIM);

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENSITY; DISPERSION; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; INHALATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER INHALER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 38049123487     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820701777440     Document Type: Article

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