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Cyclone Optimization Based on a New Empirical Model for Pressure Drop

G. Ramachandran Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599
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David Leith Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599
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John Dirgo PRC Environmental Management, Inc., 233 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60601
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Henry Feldman Department of Environmental Sciences and Physiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115
Pages 135-148 | Received 13 Dec 1990, Accepted 11 Mar 1991, Published online: 08 Jun 2007

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