Performance evaluation of the electrical low-pressure impactor (ELPI)

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 249-261

  Marjamäki, Marko ^a   Keskinen, Jorma ^b   Chen, Da Ren ^a   Pui, David Y H ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ELECTRICAL LOW-PRESSURE IMPACTORS (ELPI); MONODISPERSE AEROSOLS;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0034142583     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(99)00052-X     Document Type: Article

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