CFD-DEM investigation of the dispersion mechanisms in commercial dry powder inhalers

Powder Technology

Volumn 240, Issue , 2013, Pages 19-24

  Tong, Z B ^a   Zheng, B ^a   Yang, R Y ^a   Yu, A B ^a   Chan, H K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Computational fluid dynamics; Discrete element method; Dispersion particulate processes; Pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; DISPERSION MECHANISMS; DRY POWDER INHALER; FINE PARTICLES; FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; PARTICULATE PROCESS; POWDER DISPERSIONS;

AGGLOMERATION; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATOMIZERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISPERSIONS; DRUG PRODUCTS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

AEROSOLS;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISCRETE ELEMENTAL METHOD; DISPERSION; DRY POWDER INHALER; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; POWDER DISPERSION MECHANISM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 84892545348     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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