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Size distribution of colloids in the environment Atmospheric Aerosols
Laser Diffraction
Fraunhofer Theory
Scattering of light on large particles compared to the wavelength of incident light Spherical , non-porous and opaque particles
http://www.cilasus.com/theory/
Laser Diffraction
Mie Theory
Diffraction on particles with relatively larger particles compared to the wavelength of incident light (d = 1-10 ) Diffraction and Diffusion Necessary to know refractive index of particle and medium
http://www.cilasus.com/theory/
Laser Diffraction
Mie Theory
http://www.sympatec.com/LaserDiffraction/LaserDiffraction.html
Laser Diffraction
Multi-Element Photo Detector Simultaneous Diffraction Superposition of Diffraction Patterns If Particles are moving the- diffraction between particles are evened out
http://www.sympatec.com/LaserDiffraction/ LaserDiffraction.html
http://www.microtrac.com/laserdiffraction .cfm
Laser Diffraction
Single Wavelength Laser e.g.: HeNe laser at 632.8 nm Algorithms to calculate the particle size from simultaneous spectra Particle Size Range: 0.1 micron to 1000 micron
http://www.sympatec.com/LaserDiffraction/ LaserDiffraction.html
http://www.microtrac.com/laserdiffraction .cfm
Laser
Coherent and Monochromatic Source Known Frequency
Doppler Shift
Related to Particle Size Smaller particles are moving at higher velocity and cause higher shift Difference in frequency used to calculate the sizes of particles present Photomultiplier Tube Detector to measure photons
http://www.brookhaveninstruments.com/DLSBasics.html
http://www.brookhaveninstruments.com/ DLSBasics.html
Image Analysis
Based on contrast difference Projected area of particles Distribution
http://www.fyslab.hut.fi/nanomat/EM_pages_Rdrive
Electrostatic Separation
Differential Mobility Analyzer
Particles pass through a radioactive bipolar charger Differential Charging Electric field inside affects flow trajectory of charged particles Negatively charged particles go towards the outer wall Particles with narrow range of electrical mobility exit the system
http://www.wyatt.com/solutions/hardware/Field-Flow-Fractionation-Theory.cfm
Nitrogen or Krypton at 77K is used in the experiment Filling of micropores, mesopores and macropores with increasing pressure Surface area calculated from the monolayer coverage Pore size distribution needs entire isotherm Differential pressure measurements are used to estimate the volume at each pore volume Macro pore size distribution
Hg Intrusion Porosimetry Surface area of N2 is known
Applicable for surface area measurements and micropore size distribution http://www.refiningonline.com
www.micromeritrics.com
Velocity Field
Hot Wire Anemometers A wire (e.g. tungsten) is heated above ambient temperature As flow occurs through the wire, it cools Affects the electrical resistance in the wire Temperature/Resistance calibrated to wind velocity
www.efunda.com www.inotek.com
Velocity Field
Cup Anemometer The counter records the number of turns and converts to windspeed Used in meteorology Micro versions are used for small speeds Windmill Anemometers
wikipedia
www.efunda.com
http://www.lavision.de/images/techniques/ldv_pdi.jpg
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds
Temperature
Thermocouples Thermoelectric or Seebeck effect Thermal gradient applied to a conductor voltage Types K Ni-Cr/Ni-Al ( -200C 1200 E - Ni-Cr/Ni-Cu (cryogenic) J Fe/Cu-Ni (-40C 750C) N Ni-Cr-Si/Ni-Si (>1200C)
www.efunda.com
http://www.allqa.com/probes