Citation
Pesthy, Andrew John (1983) Aerosol Formation and Growth in Laminar Flow. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/X6ZW-RA12. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09062006-080949
Abstract
A detailed theoretical analysis of aerosol nucleation and growth in laminar flow, including the important aspects of mass and energy transfer and aerosol size distribution dynamics, is presented. Simulations of dibutyl phthalate aerosol formation and growth in a laminar flow cooled tube, in the presence and absence of seed particles, are carried out using the classical and Lothe-Pound theories of homogeneous nucleation. The competition between new particle formation and vapor growth onto seed particles is explored in detail. The mathematical model is compared to experimental measurements of aerosol volume distribution and dibutyl phthalate mass balance for a laminar flow cooled tube without seed particles. The model with Lothe-Pound theory shows fair agreement with the mass balance data, but over-predicts the total aerosol number concentration by four orders of magnitude.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.)) | ||||||
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| Subject Keywords: | Chemical Engineering | ||||||
| Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology | ||||||
| Division: | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | ||||||
| Major Option: | Chemical Engineering | ||||||
| Thesis Availability: | Public (worldwide access) | ||||||
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| Defense Date: | 16 April 1982 | ||||||
| Record Number: | CaltechETD:etd-09062006-080949 | ||||||
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09062006-080949 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.7907/X6ZW-RA12 | ||||||
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| Default Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. | ||||||
| ID Code: | 3353 | ||||||
| Collection: | CaltechTHESIS | ||||||
| Deposited By: | Imported from ETD-db | ||||||
| Deposited On: | 18 Sep 2006 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2019 01:23 |
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