EECE/ChE/ME/ 518 AEROSOL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Fall 2010
Instructor:
Dr. Pratim Biswas, Brauer Hall 1010 (pratim.
biswas@wustl.edu)
Teaching Assistant:
Jinho Park, Brauer Hall 3036 (jp16@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 (Hour)
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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
Test 2
Grading Criteria
Homeworks 25 %
Test 1 25 %
Test 2 25 %
Term Project/Oral Presentation 25 %
Downloadable Programs and
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