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Design and Manufacturing of Dust Tunnel for Respirable Dust Characterization Investigations

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Abstract

In this paper, a design and optimization mythology was presented to build a dust wind tunnel. To evaluate the dust effect on coal worker’s, wind tunnel testing will be conducted on Mobile Aerosol Lung Deposition Apparatus, and a dust injection will be used. A blowing type wind type was chosen and an initial sizing for the tunnel was made. Design optimization for the tunnel nozzle and diffuser was conducted on ANSYS fluent using response surface. The turbulence level and pressure drop was the mean driven factors in the design optimization. A multiphase simulation was used to evaluate the dust injection in the wind tunnel. The final wind tunnel was CAD modeled for the manufacturing purpose.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, AIAA AVIATION Forum 2021
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
EventAIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, AIAA AVIATION Forum 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: Aug 2 2021Aug 6 2021

Publication series

NameAIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, AIAA AVIATION Forum 2021

Conference

ConferenceAIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, AIAA AVIATION Forum 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period8/2/218/6/21

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.. All rights reserved.

Funding

This study is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) [75D30119C06390].

FundersFunder number
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health75D30119C06390
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
    • Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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