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! ! Introduction to Aerosols Introduction to Aerosols ! ! Drag Forces Drag Forces ! ! Cunningham Corrections Cunningham Corrections ! ! Lift Forces Lift Forces ! ! Brownian Motion Brownian Motion ! ! Particle Deposition Mechanisms Particle Deposition Mechanisms ! ! Gravitational Sedimentation Gravitational Sedimentation ! ! Aerosol Coagulation Aerosol Coagulation
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- Aerosols are suspension of
Aerosols are suspension of solid or solid or liquid particles in a gas. liquid particles in a gas.
- Dust, smoke, mists, fog, haze, and
Dust, smoke, mists, fog, haze, and smog are common aerosols smog are common aerosols. .
- Aerosol particles are found
Aerosol particles are found in different shapes in different shapes. .
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- Equivalent area diameters
Equivalent area diameters
- Feret
Feret’ ’s s diameter diameter (maximum distance
(maximum distance
- edge to edge)
edge to edge)
- Stokes
Stokes’ ’ diameter diameter (diameter of a
(diameter of a sphere with the same density and the sphere with the same density and the same velocity as the particle) same velocity as the particle)
- Aerodynamic diameter