Performance evaluation of the Brechtel Mfg. Humidified Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer (BMI HTDMA) for studying hygroscopic properties of aerosol particles

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 969-980

  Lopez Yglesias, Xerxes F ^a   Yeung, Ming Chee ^b   Dey, Stephen E ^a,c   Brechtel, Fred J ^a   Chan, Chak K ^b  

^a Brechtel Manufacturing Inc   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c APPLE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRYING; HUMIDITY CONTROL; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

AEROSOL PARTICLES; AMMONIUM SULFATE; FIELD MEASUREMENT; HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH; HYGROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; TANDEM DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

AEROSOLS;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; GROWTH FACTOR;

AEROSOL; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; HUMIDIFIED TANDEM DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZER; HUMIDIFIER; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84907481096     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2014.952366     Document Type: Article

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