journal article·2003-08

Experimental Study of a Nanoparticle Virtual Impactor

Poshin Lee, Da-Ren Chen, David Y.H. Pui

Journal of Nanoparticle Research· Volume 5· Issue 3-4
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Abstract

A nanoparticle virtual impactor was constructed and its performance under different operating conditions was investigated. Experimental evaluations showed that the nanoparticle virtual impactor has a 50% cutoff size ranging from 15 to 60nm. Further, the cutoff size of 60nm can be achieved at an impactor chamber pressure of 220torr when the nozzle upstream pressure is 760torr. This pressure level is much higher than that of thin-plate orifice nozzle impactors, which require 12torr to achieve the cutoff size of 66nm. Thus, the proposed virtual impactor can be operated with a small vacuum pump, which is more preferable for practical applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation · Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows · Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics

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