Design and evaluation of a nanometer aerosol differential mobility analyzer (Nano-DMA)

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 497-509

  Chen, D R ^a   Pui, D Y H ^b   Hummes, D ^a   Fissan, H ^b   Quant, F R ^a,c   Sem, G J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c TSI INCORPORATED   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

BROWNIAN DIFFUSION BROADENING; DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS (DMA); SHEATH FLOW;

AEROSOLS;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032101038     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(97)10018-0     Document Type: Article

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