Effects of cartilage rings on airflow and particle deposition in the trachea and main bronchi

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 581-589

  Russo, J ^a   Robinson, R ^a   Oldham, Michael J ^b  

^a Kate Gleason College of Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Laryngeal jet; Main bronchi; Morphometry; Particle deposition; Trachea; Tracheobronchial airways

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RING GAGES;

LARYNGEAL JETS; MAIN BRONCHI; MORPHOMETRY; PARTICLE DEPOSITION; TRACHEA; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL AIRWAYS;

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

AIRFLOW; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW RATE; LARYNX CARTILAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SEDIMENTATION; TRACHEA; VELOCITY;

BODY FLUIDS; BRONCHI; CARTILAGE; LARYNX; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEA;

EID: 44349127386     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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