Simulation of particle deposition in human central airways

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-101

  Piglione, Maria Chiara ^a   Fontana, Daniela ^a,b   Vanni, Marco ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Rockwood Italia SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lung; Lungparticle interaction; Particle deposition

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRAIC MODELS; ALVEOLAR REGIONS; BRONCHIAL TREE; BROWNIAN DEPOSITION; DEPOSITION MECHANISM; DEPOSITION REGIMES; GENERATION NUMBERS; GRAVITATIONAL SETTLINGS; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER; INERTIAL IMPACTION; KEY PARAMETERS; LATTER MECHANISM; LUNG; LUNGPARTICLE INTERACTION; MICRO-PARTICLES; PARTICLE DEPOSITION; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; RESIDENCE TIME; ROTATION ANGLES;

ALGEBRA; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DEPOSITS; NANOPARTICLES; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 81955164846     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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