Figure of merit of composite filters with micrometer and nanometer fibers

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 722-728

  Wang, Jing ^a,b   Kim, Seong Chan ^a   Pui, David Y H ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); LEAD; MICROMETERS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NANOFIBERS; POROUS MATERIALS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; WAVE FILTERS;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CONVENTIONAL FILTERS; EFFECTIVE TOOL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FACE VELOCITIES; FIBER DIAMETERS; FIBER SIZE; FIGURE-OF-MERIT (FOM); FILTER MEDIUMS; FILTRATION EFFICIENCY; FILTRATION PERFORMANCE; LARGE PARTICLES; MICROMETER FIBERS; NANO FIBERS; QUALITY FACTOR (Q FACTOR); SIZE RANGES; SMALL PARTICLES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

NANOFIBER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; FIBER; FILTER; FILTRATION; MICROMETER FIBER; NANOMETER FIBER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; VELOCITY;

EID: 47949125241     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820802249133     Document Type: Article

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