Modeling particle-loaded single fiber efficiency and fiber drag using ANSYS-Fluent CFD code

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 66, Issue , 2012, Pages 157-166

  Hosseini, S A ^a   Vahedi Tafreshi, H ^a  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol filtration; CFD simulation; Particle deposition; Particle loading; Particle tracking; Slip flow

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FILTRATION; CFD SIMULATIONS; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; PARTICLE LOADING; PARTICLE TRACKING; SLIP FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; EFFICIENCY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRESSURE DROP; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FIBERS;

EID: 84863844861     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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