Airflow and particle transport in the human respiratory system

Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 42, Issue , 2010, Pages 301-334

  Kleinstreuer, C ^a,b   Zhang, Z ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilute suspensions of nanomaterial; Experimental observations and computer simulations; Human respiratory airway models; Inhaled exhaled aerosol transport and deposition; Laminar turbulent airflow structures; Solid particles or droplets

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL TRANSPORT; DILUTE SUSPENSIONS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; HUMAN RESPIRATORY AIRWAY MODELS; INHALED/EXHALED AEROSOL TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION; NANOMATERIAL; SOLID PARTICLES; SOLID PARTICLES OR DROPLETS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITS; DROP FORMATION; EXCITONS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE SEPARATORS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

AEROSOL; AIRFLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITION VELOCITY; FLOW PATTERN; FLOW STRUCTURE; HOMINID; LAMINAR FLOW; PARTICLE MOTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE DROP; RESPIRATION; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 77952820902     PISSN: 00664189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-fluid-121108-145453     Document Type: Review

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