SCAVENGING OF SUBMICROMETER AEROSOL-PARTICLES BY WATER DROPS

Authors
BYRNE MA JENNINGS SG
Citation
Ma. Byrne et Sg. Jennings, SCAVENGING OF SUBMICROMETER AEROSOL-PARTICLES BY WATER DROPS, Atmospheric environment. Part A, General topics, 27(14), 1993, pp. 2099-2105
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences
Journal title
Atmospheric environment. Part A, General topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09601686
Volume
27
Issue
14
Year of publication
1993
Pages
2099 - 2105
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-1686(1993)27:14<2099:SOSABW>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Experiments were carried out in order to measure the collection effici encies, E, with which small-sized water drops (of radii between 400 an d 500 mum) carrying electrical charge, Q(a) (from 5 x 10(-14) to 2 x 1 0(-11) C), collect monodisperse aerosol particles of radii between 0.3 5 and 0.88 mum. The measured values of collection efficiency were with in the range 1-6% and were in good agreement with previous results. Th e measurements show an increase in E with increase in aerosol particle radius, drop radius and drop charge.