Airflow and Particle Deposition in Acinar Models with Interalveolar Septal Walls and Different Alveolar Numbers

Figure 11

Pore size effects on alveolar deposition in the 4-alveoli model: (a) total deposition rates in the alveoli with different pore sizes, (b) surface deposition in different alveoli models, and the time resolution of sectional cumulative deposition for (c) pore size: 100 µm, particles: 1 µm, (d) pore size: 160 µm, particles: 1 µm, (e) no septum, particles: 1 µm, and (f) no septum, particles: 3 µm.

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