EECE/ChE/ME/ 518    AEROSOL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Fall 2008

Instructor:
  Pratim Biswas  (pratim. biswas@wustl.edu)

Grader:
 Lin Li (ll9@cec.wustl.edu)
Office Hours:  Wednesday 4 to 5:30 pm. Or anytime by appointment.

Course Description:   
This course will introduce key concepts of aerosol science
and engineering and the fundamentals of particulate matter transport in environmental  and engineered systems

Reference Books:

Smoke, Dust and Haze - S.K. Friedlander, TD 884.5.F76 2000
Aerosol Technology -W.C. Hinds, QC 882.92 H56 1999
Atmos. Chem. and Phy. - J. H. Seinfeld & Pandis, QC 879.6 S45 1998
Aerosol Measurement - Editors P. Baron and K. Willeke, 2001
Journal Papers as Referenced

TOPIC (Hours)

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Introduction, Characterization of Aerosols (3)
- Size Distributions and Statistics
- Moment Representation
- Shape, Fractal Description

Modes of Particle Transport (20)
Inertia
- Non dimensionalization and Stokes Number
Brownian Diffusion
- Derivation of the Particle Transport Eqn
- Expression for Diffusion Coefficient
Convective Diffusion
- Flow past a cylinder
- Flow in tubes
External Force Fields
- Electrical Fields
- Magnetic Fields
- Thermophoresis
Examples

Visibility and Light Scattering (6)
- Raleigh and Mie Scattering Equations

Aerosol Dynamics (12)
Coagulation
- Smoluchowski Equation
- Coagulation Coefficient
- Self Preserving Size Distribution
- Lognormal Size Distributions
Formation and Growth
- Nucleation, Critical Size, Classical Theory
- Condensational Particle Growth
General Dynamic Equation - Population Balances

Application Areas (covered with appropriate topics) (6)
- Combustion Processes
 - Ambient Atmosphere
- Materials Synthesis
- Pharmaceutical Industry

Grading Criteria
  Homeworks 25 %
    Examination I 25 %
    Examination II 25 %
    Term Project and Oral Presentation 25 %

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