Analytical expressions for predicting capture efficiency of bimodal fibrous filters

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 295-305

  Fotovati, S ^a   Vahedi Tafreshi, H ^a   Ashari, A ^a   Hosseini, S A ^a   Pourdeyhimi, B ^b  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol filtration; Bimodal filter media; CFD simulation; Interception modeling; Slip flow

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BANDPASS FILTERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EFFICIENCY; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FORECASTING;

AEROSOL FILTRATION; CFD SIMULATIONS; FILTER MEDIA; INTERCEPTION MODELS; SLIP FLOW;

FIBERS;

AEROSOL; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FILTER; FILTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

AEROSOL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; FILTER; FILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77049092273     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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