Human-induced particle re-suspension in a room

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 216-229

  Oberoi, Roshan C ^a   Choi, Jung Il ^b   Edwards, Jack R ^a   Rosati, Jacky A ^c   Thornburg, Jonathan ^d   Rodes, Charles E ^d  

^a Metacomp Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE FORCE; BOUNDARY METHOD; CARPET LAYER; CFD MODELS; EULERIAN FRAMEWORK; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HUMAN MOTIONS; HUMAN WALKING; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCING; LARGE PARTICLES; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICULATE FLOWS; PARTICULATE MATERIALS; PENETRATION DEPTH; POROUS MEDIUM; RE-SUSPENSION; SMALL PARTICLES; TIME-SCALES; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WALKING-IN-PLACE;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; POROUS MATERIALS; ROTATION; STAMPING;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

AMBIENT AIR; ARM PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS; MOTION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SIMULATION; SUSPENSION; WALKING;

EID: 77949585550     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820903530852     Document Type: Article

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