Computational transport, phase change and deposition analysis of inhaled multicomponent droplet-vapor mixtures in an idealized human upper lung model

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 96, Issue , 2016, Pages 96-123

  Feng, Yu ^a   Kleinstreuer, Clement ^a,b   Castro, Nicolas ^c   Rostami, Ali ^c  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Altria Client Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic cigarettes; Hygroscopic droplet growth; Inhaled droplet reduction (IDR) method; Multi component droplet vapor interaction modeling; Multi component mixture plus discrete droplet (MCM DD) model

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; DEPOSITION; DROPS; LIQUIDS; MIXTURES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOBACCO; WATER ABSORPTION;

DISCRETE DROPLETS; DROPLET GROWTH; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; INHALED DROPLET-REDUCTION (IDR) METHOD; INTERACTION MODEL;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

GLYCEROL; NICOTINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; WATER;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIRFLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONDENSATION; DROPLET; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EVAPORATION; GAS TRANSPORT; HYGROSCOPICITY; NANOPARTICLE; PHASE TRANSITION; WATER VAPOR;

ABSORPTION; ADVECTION; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INHALATION; LIQUID; LUNG MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; VAPOR; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84963642455     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2016.03.001     Document Type: Article

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