The effect of roughness on aerosol deposition in tubes /

(,c,) and relative roughness (&/D). In addition, a method

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chavez, Mario Cesar
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Summary:(,c,) and relative roughness (&/D). In addition, a method
0.000 I < F,/D < 0. 1. For the aerosol aerodynamic
a maximum of 24% from the experimental data. The
aerosol aerodynamic particle size of 10 nm and increased
aerosol penetration, was encompassed in the non-dimensional
and the subsequent aerosol penetration performance through
are as follows: clean aluminum pipe and clean copper tube,
below 85% for an internal roughness comparable to this
coarse sandpaper pipe at a flow rate of 1 12 L/min. The
coarse sandpaper pipe, F,/D = 0.065. Non-dimensional
computational tools as well.
correlation was used to show that the transport lines
correlation yielded similar results for the larger
data has shown that the aerosol penetration decreases
dependent variables, non-dimensional particle relaxation time
deposition velocity (v,) and modeled as a function of the
experimental data except for outliers which deviated by
Experimental measurements of simulated roughness within tubes
F,/D = 10-4; fine sandpaper pipe, F,/D = 0.017- 12 helical
flow rates of 56 to 112 L/min. For these conditions,
L/min, the correlation remains within 10% of the
L/min. The relative roughness for each of the tubes tested
of 0. I < 'C, < I 00 and
of 5 nm to 20 nm and a flow rate range of 28 L/min to 169.9
particle size of 5 nm and flow rates between 28 and 84
penetration in transport lines with internal roughness
predicting the aerosol losses in sampling systems where
presented should be a beneficial engineering tool for
pressure drop has exceeded 7.5 mm Hg. The experimental
pressure drop limit. The correlation for aerosol
quantities were used to produce an empirical model relating
ridges per linear centimeter copper tube, F,/D = 0.046;
roughness is a concern. The correlation should be a
roughness to aerosol penetration. The dependent variable,
should be removed for cleaning or replacement once the
than 10% with one outlier which deviated by 20% for the
The empirical correlation fits the data over the range
the model deviated from the experimental data by less
these tubes were conducted for a aerosol particle size range
transport line.
transport lines for cleaning due to the roughness within the
useful sub-model for aerosol penetration prediction
was developed for estimating when to remove the sampling
Item Description:"Major subject: Mechanical Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xv, 108 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
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