Some Consequences of Some Assumptions with Respect to the Physical Decal of a Chamber Aerosol Cloud
Abstract
The usual piece of equipment for studying the survival characteristics of organisms suspended in an atmosphere is a gas-tight chamber controlled with respect to relative humidity and temperature. The mathematical formulation of the behavior of aerosol clouds injected into these chambers and the viability of organisms contained in the particles of these clouds are of great interest to aerobiologists. This paper is concerned with some of the consequences of a particular set of assumptions with respect to the physical decay of chamber aerosol clouds. In presenting the material, I will first touch on those aspects of chambers and aerosol clouds that must be taken into consideration in mathematical formulations. Biological recovery curves will be touched on next. A discussion of relationships among parameters associated with the physical recovery of the cloud will follow hitting first the mathematical characterization of the assumptions, then the mathematical relation ships among the parameters and finally by means of slides, the relationships will be pointed up visually. The paper will conclude with a short discussion of possible applications of the work and an indication of further work that remains to be done. Chambers vary enormously in size. Usually they are cylindrical in shape, being oriented either horizontally or vertically. Occasionally they may have a spherical or some other type of shape. The chamber may or may not be revolving. In using a chamber the procedure is to disseminate an aerosol cloud from a liquid slurry containing viable organisms into the chamber.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- ADP014625
Entities
People
- Theodore W. Horner
Organizations
- Booz Allen Hamilton