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Size Classification of Airborne Nanoparticles Using Electrically Tunable Virtual Impactor

전기적으로 분류 입경의 제어가 가능한 가상 임팩터을 이용한 대기 중 나노 입자의 분류

  • Published : 2009.02.25
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Abstract

This paper reports the size classification of nanoparticles as well as electrical tuning techniques for the cut-off diameter and collection efficiency. Classifying particles < 100 nm in diameter is quite a technical challenge using a virtual impactor with the cut-off diameter being determined geometrically. However, the proposed virtual impactor can classify particles <100 nm and tune the cut-off diameter by electrically accelerating the particles. The cut-off diameter of the proposed device was tuned from 15 to 50nm.

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