scholarly journals Improvement in understanding the deposition of ambient dust particles on ECAM (environmental continuous air monitor) filters, reduction of the alpha-particle interference of radon progeny and other radioactive aerosols in different particle size ranges on filters, and development of ECAMs with increased sensitivity under dusty outdoor conditions.

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Schery, Stephen D., Wasiolek, Piotr ◽  
John Rodgers
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Alpha Particle ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Radon Progeny ◽  
Radioactive Aerosols ◽  
Increased Sensitivity

scholarly journals Evaluation of Marblewood Dust’s (Marmaroxylon racemosum) Effect on Ignition Risk

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 6874
Author(s):  
Miroslava Vandličkova ◽  
Iveta Markova ◽  
Katarina Holla ◽  
Stanislava Gašpercová
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Wood Dust ◽  
Sieve Analysis ◽  
Granulometric Analysis ◽  
Analysis Measurement ◽  
Risk Research ◽  
Minimum Ignition Temperature ◽  
The Impact

The paper deals with the selected characteristics, such as moisture, average bulk density, and fraction size, of tropical marblewood dust (Marmaroxylon racemosum) that influence its ignition risk. Research was focused on sieve analysis, granulometric analysis, measurement of moisture level in the dust, and determination of the minimum ignition temperatures of airborne tropical dust and dust layers. Samples were prepared using a Makita 9556CR 1400W grinder and K36 sandpaper for the purpose of selecting the percentages of the various fractions (<63, 63, 71, 100, 200, 315, 500 μm). The samples were sized on an automatic vibratory sieve machine Retsch AS 200. More than 65% of the particles were determined to be under 100 μm. The focus was on microfractions of tropical wood dust (particles with a diameter of ≤100 µm) and on the impact assessment of particle size (particle size <100 µm) on the minimum ignition temperatures of airborne tropical dust and dust layers. The minimum ignition temperature of airborne marblewood dust decreased with the particle size to the level of 400 °C (particle size 63 μm).

Investigation of the different particle size dust releases from rigid filter candles during pulse-jet cleaning

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440622110179
Author(s):  
Xin Luan ◽  
Zhongli Ji ◽  
Longfei Liu ◽  
Ruifeng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Solid Particles ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Cleaning Efficiency ◽  
Term Operation ◽  
Cleaning Performance ◽  
Experimental Apparatus ◽  
Pulse Jet

Rigid filters made of ceramic or metal are widely used to remove solid particles from hot gases at temperature above 260 °C in the petrochemical and coal industries. Pulse-jet cleaning of fine dust from rigid filter candles plays a critical role in the long-term operation of these filters. In this study, an experimental apparatus was fabricated to investigate the behavior of a 2050 mm filter candle, which included monitoring the variation of pressure dynamic characteristics over time and observing the release of dust layers that allowed an analysis of the cleaning performance of ISO 12103-1 test dusts with different particle size distributions. These results showed the release behavior of these dusts could be divided into five stages: radial expansion, axial crack, flaky release, irregular disruption and secondary deposition. The cleaning performance of smaller sized dust particles was less efficient as compared with larger sized dust particles under the same operating conditions primarily because large, flaky-shaped dust aggregates formed during the first three stages were easily broken into smaller, dispersed fragments during irregular disruption that forced more particles back to the filter surface during secondary deposition. Also, a “low-pressure and long-pulse width” cleaning method improved the cleaning efficiency of the A1 ultrafine test dust from 81.4% to 95.9%.

scholarly journals Particle size and fuming rate of radioactive aerosols generated during the heat cutting of activated metals

1994 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 553-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuichi Oki ◽  
Masaharu Numajiri ◽  
Takenori Suzuki ◽  
Yukio Kanda ◽  
Taichi Miura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Radioactive Aerosols

scholarly journals Observations of Saharan dust microphysical and optical properties from the Eastern Atlantic during NAMMA airborne field campaign

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 723-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Chen ◽  
L. D. Ziemba ◽  
D. A. Chu ◽  
K. L. Thornhill ◽  
G. L. Schuster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Dust Particle ◽  
Saharan Dust ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Small Range ◽  
Size Distributions ◽  
Particle Size Distributions ◽  
Field Campaign ◽  
Sahara Dust

Abstract. As part of the international project entitled "African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA)", NAMMA (NASA AMMA) aimed to gain a better understanding of the relationship between the African Easterly Waves (AEWs), the Sahara Air Layer (SAL), and tropical cyclogenesis. The NAMMA airborne field campaign was based out of the Cape Verde Islands during the peak of the hurricane season, i.e., August and September 2006. Multiple Sahara dust layers were sampled during 62 encounters in the eastern portion of the hurricane main development region, covering both the eastern North Atlantic Ocean and the western Saharan desert (i.e., 5–22° N and 10–35° W). The centers of these layers were located at altitudes between 1.5 and 3.3 km and the layer thickness ranged from 0.5 to 3 km. Detailed dust microphysical and optical properties were characterized using a suite of in-situ instruments aboard the NASA DC-8 that included a particle counter, an Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer, an Aerodynamic Particle Sizer, a nephelometer, and a Particle Soot Absorption Photometer. The NAAMA sampling inlet has a size cut (i.e., 50% transmission efficiency size) of approximately 4 μm in diameter for dust particles, which limits the representativeness of the NAMMA observational findings. The NAMMA dust observations showed relatively low particle number densities, ranging from 268 to 461 cm−3, but highly elevated volume density with an average at 45 μm3 cm−3. NAMMA dust particle size distributions can be well represented by tri-modal lognormal regressions. The estimated volume median diameter (VMD) is averaged at 2.1 μm with a small range of variation regardless of the vertical and geographical sampling locations. The Ångström Exponent assessments exhibited strong wavelength dependence for absorption but a weak one for scattering. The single scattering albedo was estimated at 0.97 ± 0.02. The imaginary part of the refractive index for Sahara dust was estimated at 0.0022, with a range from 0.0015 to 0.0044. Closure analysis showed that observed scattering coefficients are highly correlated with those calculated from spherical Mie-Theory and observed dust particle size distributions. These values are generally consistent with literature values reported from studies with similar particle sampling size range.

scholarly journals Streaming instability of multiple particle species in protoplanetary disks

2018 ◽  
Vol 618 ◽  
pp. A75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noemi Schaffer ◽  
Chao-Chin Yang ◽  
Anders Johansen
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Protoplanetary Disks ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Stokes Number ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
Particle Species ◽  
Streaming Instability ◽  
Large Particles

The radial drift and diffusion of dust particles in protoplanetary disks affect both the opacity and temperature of such disks, as well as the location and timing of planetesimal formation. In this paper, we present results of numerical simulations of particle-gas dynamics in protoplanetary disks that include dust grains with various size distributions. We have considered three scenarios in terms of particle size ranges, one where the Stokes number τs = 10−1−100, one where τs = 10−4−10−1, and finally one where τs = 10−3−100. Moreover, we considered both discrete and continuous distributions in particle size. In accordance with previous works we find in our multispecies simulations that different particle sizes interact via the gas and as a result their dynamics changes compared to the single-species case. The larger species trigger the streaming instability and create turbulence that drives the diffusion of the solid materials. We measured the radial equilibrium velocity of the system and find that the radial drift velocity of the large particles is reduced in the multispecies simulations and that the small particle species move on average outwards. We also varied the steepness of the size distribution, such that the exponent of the solid number density distribution, dN∕da ∝ a−q, is either q = 3 or q = 4. Overall, we find that the steepness of the size distribution and the discrete versus continuous approach have little impact on the results. The level of diffusion and drift rates are mainly dictated by the range of particle sizes. We measured the scale height of the particles and observe that small grains are stirred up well above the sedimented midplane layer where the large particles reside. Our measured diffusion and drift parameters can be used in coagulation models for planet formation as well as to understand relative mixing of the components of primitive meteorites (matrix, chondrules and CAIs) prior to inclusion in their parent bodies.

scholarly journals Dust Particle Size Distributions during Spring in Yinchuan, China

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiangfeng Shao ◽  
Jiandong Mao
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Wind Speed ◽  
Dust Particle ◽  
Dust Storm ◽  
Fine Particles ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Size Distributions ◽  
Particle Size Distributions ◽  
Mass Distributions ◽  
Mass Size

Dust particle size distributions in Yinchuan, China, were measured during March and April 2014, using APS-3321 sampler. The distributions were measured under different dust conditions (background, floating dust, blowing dust, and dust storm) and statistical analyses were performed. The results showed that, under different dust conditions, the instantaneous number concentrations of dust particles differed widely. For example, during blowing sand and dust storm conditions, instantaneous dust particles concentrations varied substantially, while, under floating dust conditions, concentration differences were relatively small. The average dust particles size distributions were unimodal under all dust conditions, but the average surface area and mass size distributions were all bimodal. These distributions had peaks in different locations under different dust conditions. Under different dust conditions, wind speed and humidity were very important factors for particles size distributions. With increasing wind speed and decreasing humidity, fine particles were dominant in the atmosphere and the number and mass distributions of the coarse particles were indicative of long-range transport from surrounding deserts. Different dust conditions had different influences on PM1, PM2.5, and PM10concentrations.

A two-particle-size model and measurements of radon progeny near the Earth's surface

1993 ◽  
Vol 98 (D12) ◽  
pp. 22915 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. D. Schery ◽  
P. T. Wasiolek
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Radon Progeny ◽  
Size Model

In Situ Observation of Growing Process of Particles in Silane Plasmas and Their Effects on Amorphous Silicon Deposition

1991 ◽  
Vol 235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaharu Shiratani ◽  
Yukio Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Electrostatic Force ◽  
Negative Ions ◽  
Particle Growth ◽  
Mie Scattering ◽  
Negative Ion ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Modulation Method ◽  
Rf Discharge ◽  
In Situ Observation

ABSTRACTIn rf silane plasmas, growing process and behavior of dust particles and presence of negative ions are studied by square-wave-amplitude-modulating an rf discharge voltage. By combining the rf modulation method with Mie scattering methods, particle behavior together with temporal evolutions of particle size and density is revealed. While the rf modulation is effective for the suppression of particle growth, small particles are found to exist still in the discharge space for a larger duty cycle. Further, particles seem to be suspended around an rf electrode by counter balance between an electrostatic force due to time-averaged sheath electric field and a force increasing with particle size. The development of particle growth also affects the rf discharge itself, resulting in inhomogeneity of film properties. Negative ion detection is carried out as a first step for studying whether they cause the particle formation. It is found that negative ions are formed in rf silane discharges even for a low concentration of 0.5%SiH4 and their formation is due to attachment to dissociated radicals rather than dissociative attachment of SiH4.

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