Investigation on pressure drop evolution of fibrous filter operating in aerodynamic slip regime under continuous loading of sub-micron aerosols

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 691-700

  Leung, Wallace Woon Fong ^a   Hung, Chi Ho ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air filtration; Loaded filter; Nanofiber; Pressure drop; Sub micron aerosols

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSOLS; AIR; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DROPS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); GAS DYNAMICS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP; RANGE FINDING; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WAVE FILTERS;

AEROSOL LOADINGS; AIR FILTRATION; CONTINUOUS; CONTINUOUS LOADINGS; ELECTRICAL MOBILITIES; EMPIRICAL MODELS; EXTENDING; FIBROUS FILTERS; FILTER DESIGNS; FILTRATION EFFICIENCIES; HOLDING CAPACITIES; LOADED FILTER; NON-UNIFORM; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; QUANTITATIVE MODELS; RANGING; SLIP REGIMES; SUB-MICRON AEROSOLS; TWO TYPES;

AIR FILTERS;

EID: 54049152317     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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