An asymptotic analysis of differential electrical mobility classifiers

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 727-739

  Downard, Andrew J ^a   Dama, James F ^a   Flagan, Richard C ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ELECTRODES;

DESIGN FLEXIBILITY; DIFFERENTIAL ELECTRICAL MOBILITY; DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS; DYNAMIC RANGE; MODE OPERATION; OPERATING DIAGRAM; POROUS ELECTRODES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENTS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; GAS; INCLINED GRID MOBILITY ANALYZER; OPPOSED MIGRATION AEROSOL CLASSIFIER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 79953701387     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2011.558136     Document Type: Article

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