Design and characterization of an improved screw-assisted rotary feeding system for aerosolization of ultra-small quantities of particulate solids

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 563-569

  Lee, Kang Soo ^a   Jung, Jae Hee ^b   Keel, Sang In ^c   Yun, Jin Han ^c   Kim, Yong Jin ^c   Lee, Hyung Keun ^d   Kim, Sang Soo ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Machine and Materials   (South Korea)

^d Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC PARTICLE SIZER; AEROSOL MEASUREMENT; AEROSOLIZATION; CARRIER GAS; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTERS; CRITICAL TIME; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEEDING RATE; FEEDING SYSTEM; GEOMETRIC MEAN; GEOMETRIC STANDARD DEVIATIONS; LABORATORY SCALE; LOADING TIME; LONG TERM STABILITY; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE DISCHARGE; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICULATE SOLIDS; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER; SORBENT PARTICLES; STABLE OPERATION; ULTRA-SMALL;

AERODYNAMIC STABILITY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FEEDING; GEOMETRY; ISOMERS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORPTION; SPEED; STATISTICS;

SYSTEM STABILITY;

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

AEROSOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; MACHINE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 77953559130     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786821003796856     Document Type: Conference Paper

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