期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
卷 448, 期 1, 页码 205-213出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.03.004
关键词
Dry powder inhaler; Turbuhaler; CFD; Deposition
资金
- European Union [238013]
In this work the steady-state flow in a commercial dry powder inhaler device, DPI (i.e., Turbuhaler) is described using computational fluid dynamics. The Navier-Stokes equations are solved using commercial CFD software considering different flow models, i.e., laminar, k-epsilon, k-epsilon RNG, and k-omega SST as well as large Eddy simulation. Particle motion and deposition are described using a Eulerian-fluid/Lagrangian-particle approach. Particle collisions with the DPI walls are taken to result in deposition when the normal collision velocity is less than a critical capture velocity. Flow and particle deposition, for a range of mouthpiece pressure drops (i.e., 800-8800 Pa), as well as particle sizes corresponding to single particles and aggregates (i.e., 0.5-20 mu m), are examined. The total volumetric outflow rate, the overall particle deposition as well as the spatial distribution of deposition sites in the DPI are determined. The transitional k-omega SST model for turbulent flow was found to produce results most similar to a reference solution obtained with LES, as well as experimental results for the pressure drop in the DPI. Overall, the simulation results are found to be in agreement with the available experimental data for local and total particle deposition. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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