Research Article

A Computer Model for the Simulation of Nonspherical Particle Dynamics in the Human Respiratory Tract

Table 2

Aerodynamic diameters of nonspherical particles with various aspect ratios .

(μm)FibersDisks, platelets

0.010.01510.01760.01850.00700.00390.0011
0.020.03030.03540.03840.01390.00790.0021
0.050.07620.09020.10530.03490.01980.0053
0.100.15320.18500.22710.07000.03990.0108
0.200.30830.37860.47860.14090.08080.0219
0.500.77500.96351.24250.35560.20770.0571
1.001.55361.94062.52150.71440.42350.1209
2.003.11123.89645.08261.43260.85690.2564
5.007.78449.765412.7683.58822.16010.6732
10.015.57319.54725.5797.18124.33381.3731