An experimental and numerical study on deposition of bioaerosols in a scaled chamber

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-128

  Wong, L T ^a   Chan, W Y ^a   Mui, K W ^a   Lai, A C K ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; AIR INLET; AIR MIXING; BIOAEROSOL DISPERSION; BIOAEROSOLS; CHAMBER WALLS; EULERIAN; EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; LAGRANGIAN; MIXING CONDITIONS; NONHOMOGENEITY; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; TEST CHAMBERS; VENTILATED CHAMBERS; VENTILATION RATE;

VENTILATION;

MIXING;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

MICROCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 77949589997     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820903426226     Document Type: Article

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