Computational fluid dynamics modeling of transport and deposition of pesticides in an aircraft cabin

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 68, Issue , 2013, Pages 198-207

  Isukapalli, Sastry S ^a   Mazumdar, Sagnik ^a   George, Pradeep ^a   Wei, Binnian ^a   Jones, Byron ^b   Weisel, Clifford P ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airliner cabin; CFD; Disinsection; Permethrin; Pesticide; Pyrethroid

Indexed keywords

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; AIR EXCHANGE RATES; AIRLINER CABIN; CABIN AIRS; CFD MODELING; CFD MODELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; CONCENTRATION FIELDS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; DEPOSITION CHARACTERISTICS; DEPOSITION PROFILES; DISINSECTION; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; HEALTH CONCERNS; HIGH AIR EXCHANGE RATE; MODEL RESULTS; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE DEPOSITION; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; POTENTIAL EXPOSURE; PYRETHROIDS; SURFACE LOADING; VERY HIGH RESOLUTION;

AIR; CABINS (AIRCRAFT); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINANCE; MOCKUPS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

PESTICIDES;

PESTICIDE;

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MIMICRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPRAY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT CABIN; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84871509398     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.11.019     Document Type: Article

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