Computational analysis of airflow and nanoparticle deposition in a combined nasal-oral-tracheobronchial airway model

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 174-194

  Zhang, Zhe ^a   Kleinstreuer, Clement ^a,b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathing routes; Computational analysis; Downstream resistances; Laminar to turbulent airflow; Mass transfer correlation; Nanoparticle deposition efficiencies

Indexed keywords

AIR; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MASS TRANSFER; NANOPARTICLES; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

BREATHING ROUTES; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DOWNSTREAM RESISTANCES; LAMINAR-TO-TURBULENT AIRFLOW; MASS TRANSFER CORRELATION; NANOPARTICLE DEPOSITION;

DEPOSITION;

NANOPARTICLE;

AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIFURCATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUMOR;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING PATTERN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LARYNX; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOUTH CAVITY; NASOPHARYNX; NOSE CAVITY; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA; VELOCITY;

EID: 79551629091     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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