An instrument for the classification of aerosols by particle relaxation time: Theoretical models of the aerodynamic aerosol classifier

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 916-926

  Tavakoli, F ^a   Olfert, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC EQUIVALENT DIAMETERS; CENTRIFUGAL ACCELERATION; CENTRIFUGAL FORCES; CONVECTIVE DIFFUSION MODEL; PARTICLE DIFFUSION; PARTICLE RELAXATION TIME; ROTATING CYLINDERS; THEORETICAL MODELS;

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CENTRIFUGATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); RELAXATION TIME;

ANGULAR VELOCITY;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

EID: 84879068536     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2013.802761     Document Type: Article

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