(1) Deposition due to impaction

Airway

Genera Diamete
tion
r (Dj)

Total crosssectional area(m2)

Velocity
(m/s)

Discharg
e (Q)

D50sqrt
(Cc)

0.00099
1926
0.00048
6072
0.00024
8762
6.19954
E-05
3.96739
E-06
4.93922
E-07
6.01812
E-08
1.52604
E-08
3.72875
E-09
4.64469
E-10
1.18763
E-10

1.37628
E-05
1.07019
E-05
8.60526
E-06
6.88141
E-06
7.46305
E-06
9.31748
E-06
1.47284
E-05
2.13542
E-05
3.28634
E-05
7.42614
E-05
0.00013
6733

Trachea

0.018

0.00025434

3.9

Main Bronchus

0.012

0.00011304

4.3

Lobar Bronchus

0.0083

5.40787E-05

4.6

Segmental Bronchus

0.0045

1.58963E-05

3.9

Bronchi with
cartlilage in wall
Terminal Bronchus

0.0019

2.83385E-06

1.4

11

0.0011

9.4985E-07

0.52

Bronchioles with
muscles in wall
Terminal Bronchiole

14

0.00074

4.29866E-07

0.14

16

0.0006

2.826E-07

0.054

Alveolar Duct

18

0.0005

1.9625E-07

0.019

Alveolar Sac

21

0.00043

1.45147E-07

0.0032

Alveoli

23

0.00041

1.31959E-07

0.0009

D50
sqrt(Cc)in
m
13.7628
10.7019
8.60526
6.88141
7.46305
9.31748
14.7284
21.3542
32.8634
74.2614
136.733

D50
(m)

Efficiency
(1/dp50)

13.68
48
10.62
39
8.527
26
6.803
41
7.385
05
9.239
48
14.65
04
21.27
62
32.78
54
74.18
34
136.6
55

73.0737752
8
94.1273920
1
117.270963
9
146.985114
8
135.408697
3
108.231199
2
68.2575219
8
47.0008742
2
30.5013817
1
13.4801047
1
7.31769785
2

(2) Deposition on account of diffusion

Airway

Generat
ion

Diameter
(Dj) (m)

Length
(mm)

Velocity(
m/s)

D (Diffusion
Coefficient)

Cc/dp

0.04Cc/dp

1/dp

Dp50

dp(m)

Trachea

0.018

120

3.9

5.53376E+13

0.012

48

4.3

Lobar Bronchus

0.0083

19

4.6

8.765E+13

Segmental Bronchus

0.0045

13

3.9

0.00209483
6
0.00076302

3.19255E+13

Bronchi with
cartilage in wall
Terminal Bronchus

0.0019

6.4

1.4

9.91848E-05

4.14999E+12

11

0.0011

3.9

0.52

2.02635E-05

8.47844E+11

Bronchioles with
muscles in wall
Terminal Bronchiole

14

0.00074

2.3

0.14

4.18652E-06

1.75168E+11

16

0.0006

1.6

0.054

1.52604E-06

285690
04
316210
13
359551
53
216997
15
782362
9
353624
4
160735
2
970434

Alveolar Duct

18

0.0005

1.2

0.019

4.97167E-07

Alveolar Sac

21

0.00043

0.7

0.0032

1.06164E-07

6385104602
5
2080195258
0
4442020801

Alveoli

23

0.00041

0.5

0.0009

3.8004E-08

1590127531

-5.53376
E+13
-6.77925
E+13
-8.765
E+13
-3.19255
E+13
-4.14999
E+12
-8.47844
E+11
-1.75168
E+11
-638510
4625
-208019
52580
-444202
0801
-159012
7531

3.5E-08

Main Bronchus

0.00132256
8
0.00162024

0.03500
3
0.03162
5
0.02781
2
0.04608
4
0.12781
8
0.28278
6
0.62214
1
1.03046
7
1.80537
9
3.90693
8
6.53008
6

6.77925E+13

553900.
4
255954.
9
153137.
3

3.16E08
2.78E08
4.61E08
1.28E07
2.83E07
6.22E07
1.03E06
1.81E06
3.91E06
6.53E06

Particle Deposition Diameter

160
140
120

dp50

100
80

Deposition due to diffusion

60

Deposition due to impaction

40
20
0
0

10

15

20

25

Generation No

Efficiency
160
140
120

Efficiency

100
80

Deposition due to diffusion

Deposition due to impaction

60
40
20
0
0

10

15

Generation No

20

25