Aerosol generation using a joint vapor-nuclei type generator: Factorial design to characterize its performance

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 209-219

  Jeng, Chwen Jyh ^a   Kindzierski, Warren B ^a   Smith, Daniel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosol generator; Condensation; Factorial design; Heterogeneous; Homogeneous; Monodisperse; Nuclei

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ATOMIZERS; CHIMNEYS; CONDENSATION;

AEROSOL GENERATORS; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRIC STANDARD DEVIATION (GSD); NUMBER MEAN DIAMETER (NMD);

AEROSOLS;

EID: 23944492084     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S04-051     Document Type: Review

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