Drastic improvement of the resolution of aerosol size spectrometers via aerodynamic focusing: The case of variable-pressure impactors

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 151, Issue , 1996, Pages 101-124

  Fernandez De La Mora, J ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Resolution improvement; Size resolution; Size spectrometers

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSOLS; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; FOCUSING; INSTRUMENTS; NOZZLES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PRESSURE; VISCOUS FLOW;

AERODYNAMIC FOCUSING; AEROSOL SIZE SPECTROMETERS; VARIABLE PRESSURE IMPACTORS;

SPECTROMETERS;

AEROSOLS; PARTICLES; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0030450085     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986449608936544     Document Type: Article

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