Experimental determination of supermicrometer particle fate subsequent to a point release within a room under natural and forced mixing

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 921-938

  Jones, Rachael ^a   Nicas, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; DATA SETS; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; FLUCTUATING VELOCITIES; MIXING CONDITIONS; MIXING TIME; MONO-DISPERSED; PARTICLE DISPERSION; PARTICLE SETTLING; TAGGED PARTICLE; TRACER GAS; UNIFORM DEPOSITION; VECTOR COMPONENTS;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

MIXING;

CARBON MONOXIDE; FLUORESCEIN;

AEROSOL; ANEMOMETRY; ARTICLE; DISPERSION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM VENTILATION;

EID: 67651180789     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820903036322     Document Type: Article

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