Validation of a numerical method for assessment of human nasal air flow

35th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Grant, O ^a   Watterson, J K ^a   Bailie, N ^a   Cole, J S ^a   Currie, T ^a   Thornhill, D ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LAMINAR FLOW CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; PRESSURE DROP CHARACTERISTIC; RECIRCULATING FLOW; STREAMWISE VORTICES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; LAMINAR FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 84884968560     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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