PARTICLE-SIZE DETERMINATION OF AEROSOLS BY THE PHOTOEXTINCTION TECHNIQUE

Abstract

A photoextinction method has been developed to determine particle- size distributions of setting aerosols in a large test chamber. The theory of photoextinction by aerosol particles were explored and applied to a method of determining particle-size distributions from decay measurements based on Stokes' law. A photometric measuring apparatus was constructed and installed in the testing facility. Measurements of changes in light transmission were made for several dissemination experiments. Data reduction procedures were investigated with the data obtained. Errors in both theory and measuring instrumental parameters are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 06, 1964
Accession Number
AD0438233

Entities

People

  • R. L. Maclean

Organizations

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Convection
  • Data Reduction
  • Detectors
  • Distribution Curves
  • Equations
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hot Gases
  • Light Scattering
  • Light Sources
  • Light Transmission
  • Measurement
  • Mixing
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Regression Analysis.