Experimental study of a new corona-based unipolar aerosol charger

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 775-792

  Qi, Chaolong ^a   Chen, Da Ren ^a   Pui, David Y H ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Corona discharge; Nanoparticle; Sonic jet; Unipolar charging

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTROSTATICS; NANOPARTICLES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

CHARGING CHAMBERS; CORONA IONIZATION; FLOW RATES; SONIC JET;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORONA; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ION; IONIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; FLOW RATE; IONIZATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34447622687     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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