Asbestos Aerodynamic diameter

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bill4000		#1 Posted : 05 May 2023 01:39:26(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		Hi. Just wondering if anyone had guidance on the conversion of asbestos fibre size to equivalent aerodynamic diameter. Not much research out there but hoping someone can assist.


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SteveL		#2 Posted : 09 May 2023 08:54:39(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		aerodynamic diameter only works on a sphere, asbestos fibres are not shperes they are shards. however the equation is dP/P = {g/[R(TSL-Lh)]}dh.

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bill4000		#3 Posted : 14 May 2023 02:33:27(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		Thanks SteveL Really appreciate the response. Do u have a reference for that formula?


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SteveL		#4 Posted : 15 May 2023 15:50:03(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Bill You may find this site interesting considering your other post as well. However they are not inexpensive. And you will also find the formulars for what your asking https://www.sciencedirect.com/ Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook 1st Edition - April 17, 2001 Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook Second Edition 2020

2 users thanked SteveL for this useful post.		bill4000 on 15/05/2023(UTC), peter gotch on 16/05/2023(UTC)
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bill4000		#5 Posted : 15 May 2023 21:38:05(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		Originally Posted by: SteveL BillYou may find this site interesting considering your other post as well. However they are not inexpensive. And you will also find the formulars for what your asking https://www.sciencedirect.com/Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook 1st Edition - April 17, 2001Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook Second Edition 2020 Hi SteveL. Awesome and thank you. You are corr3ct...very exepensive. I belive my collegue has th3 previous editions and my get a hold of them. Thanks for all you help :)


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