Simulation of low pressure impactor collection efficiency curves

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 329-340

  Arffman, A ^a   Marjamaki M ^a   Keskinen, J ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cascade impactor; CFD; Collection efficiency; ELPI; Particle cutoff; QCM

Indexed keywords

COAL COMBUSTION; EFFICIENCY; FLOW FIELDS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBOMACHINERY; TURBULENCE;

CASCADE IMPACTORS; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; ELPI; HIGHEST RESOLUTIONS; JET-TO-PLATE DISTANCES; LAGRANGIAN METHODS; LOW PRESSURE IMPACTOR; TURBULENT VELOCITY FLUCTUATIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW FIELD; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LOW PRESSURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESOLUTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

ARTICLE; HYPOBARISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 79952548315     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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