Validating CFD predictions of respiratory aerosol deposition: Effects of upstream transition and turbulence

• Published in: Journal of biomechanics Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 305 - 316
• Main Authors: Worth Longest, P, Vinchurkar, Samir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2007; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aerosols; Animals; Atoms & subatomic particles; Bifurcation models; Biomechanical Phenomena; Exhalation - physiology; Experiments; Fluid dynamics; Geometry; Humans; Lagrangian particle tracking; Models, Biological; Particle deposition; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Predictive Value of Tests; Respiratory dosimetry; Respiratory particle dynamics; Reynolds number; Studies; Respiratory particle dynamics; Particle deposition; Bifurcation models; Lagrangian particle tracking; Respiratory dosimetry

Abstract A number of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) studies have explored local deposition patterns of inhaled aerosols in the respiratory tract. These studies have highlighted the effects of multiple physiologic, geometric, and particle characteristics on deposition. However, very few studies h...