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The flow rate of some liquids (water, heptane, toluene, xylene, dodecane) through Kapton nuclear track filters has been measured. The results can be interpreted with a modified Poiseuille formula. The influence of the viscosity of the liquids on their throughput through Kapton nuclear track filters has been determined. The purification of liquids with Kapton filters has been investigated. It is possible to measure the density of solid particles in deionized water by using Kapton filters. Consequently, nuclear track filters can remove solid particles from high-purity liquids. The soaking effect of some common liquid chemicals on Kapton filters has also been studied, no such soaking could be observed in most of the cases. Finally, these Kapton nuclear track filters are compared with a filter device from Hamamatsu (Japan).     

EDXRF and TXRF analysis of elemental size distributions and environmental mobility of airborne particles in the city of Riga,Latvia

Airborne particles were investigated in the central part of Riga during October 2000. Mass, black carbon and elemental concentrations of airborne particles were measured on Teflon filters from a dichotomous impactor, which samples fine (<2.5 µm) and coarse (2.5–10 µm) fractions of particles. In order to obtain more detailed information on the size distributions of different elements, a seven‐stage Batelle cascade impactor was used, in which quartz plates treated with silicone grease were utilized as backing for the different stages. Total reflection x‐ray fluorescence (TXRF) and energy‐dispersive x‐ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry were used for elemental analysis on the quartz plates and Teflon filters. The environmentally mobile part of the fine particle elements in the aerosol was determined by subtraction of x‐ray spectra measured before and after sequential leaching of the aerosol filters. The results of the different measurements show that naturally generated street dust and soil particles are dominant in coarse particles, whereas particles generated by human activities are dominant in the size fraction <0.5 µm. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Application of high-power ultrasound to enhance fluid/solid particle separation processes

The separation of fine particles from gases or liquids is a topic of permanent industrial attention. The use of ultrasonic energy to assist conventional separation techniques seems to be very promising. The adequate applications of high-intensity ultrasonic fields may contribute to improve the efficiency and capacity of the separation methods presently used. The specific mechanisms to ultrasonically enhance separation processes basically depend on the medium to be treated. In gas suspensions, where very fine particles have to be removed, ultrasonic action involves agglomeration of particles in order to increase their size and, consequently, to improve collection efficiency of conventional filters. In liquid suspensions, agglomeration is, in general, less efficient than in gases. Nevertheless, the ultrasonic energy is useful to dewater fine-particle high-concentration suspensions such as slurries and sludges. This paper deals with the application of acoustic energy to assist fluid/solid separation processes in gas and liquid suspensions and presents some theoretical and experimental results in specific applications.     

Predicting the Collection Efficiency of Agglomerates in Fibrous Filters

Particle collection in fibrous filters is a very complex problem in filtration theory, and therefore spherical particles are mainly considered. Nevertheless, real particles often have a complicated structure, which influences their deposition behavior. The equivalent diameter concept can be used to account for non-sphericity. We predict the penetration of carbon agglomerates through fibrous filters using a model for spheres and suitable equivalent diameters for the agglomerates. In addition, penetration measurements were performed through a glass fiber filter and a non-woven stainless-steel wire filter. The measured penetrations agreed well with the calculations.     

Modern electrostatic devices and methods for exhaust gas cleaning: A brief review

Conventional electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) have been modernized over the last few decades. In recent years, many new methods of construction have been proposed with the goal of increasing cleaning efficiency, particularly for particles in the submicrometer size range. Adding electrical forces to traditional filters has also resulted in an increase in their collection efficiency for removing dust particles. This paper reviews modifications to ESPs aimed at increasing overall collection efficiency, as well as electrostatically assisted non-electric gas cleaning devices such as cyclones, fibrous filters, and granular-bed filters assisted by electrostatic field or ionization current.     

Life-cycle assessment of engineered nanomaterials: a literature review of assessment status

The filtration of airborne nanoparticles is an important control technique as the environmental, health, and safety impacts of nanomaterials grow. A review of the literature shows that significant progress has been made on airborne nanoparticle filtration in the academic field in the recent years. We summarize the filtration mechanisms of fibrous and membrane filters; the air flow resistance and filter media figure of merit are discussed. Our review focuses on the air filtration test methods and instrumentation necessary to implement them; recent experimental studies are summarized accordingly. Two methods using monodisperse and polydisperse challenging aerosols, respectively, are discussed in detail. Our survey shows that the commercial instruments are already available for generating a large amount of nanoparticles, sizing, and quantifying them accurately. The commercial self-contained filter test systems provide the possibility of measurement for particles down to 15 nm. Current international standards dealing with efficiency test for filters and filter media focus on measurement of the minimum efficiency at the most penetrating particle size. The available knowledge and instruments provide a solid base for development of test methods to determine the effectiveness of filtration media against airborne nanoparticles down to single-digit nanometer range.     

Fractional Penetrations for Electrostatically Charged Fibrous Filters in the Submicron Particle Size Range

Particle penetrations through commercially available, electrically charged fibrous filters have been measured. The particles were monodisperse and in charge equilibrium. Tests were conducted for several particle sizes in the range 0.02 μm ≤ x ≤ 1 μm. The face velocity was varied in the range of 2 cm/s to 30 cm/s. The penetration has a bimodal dependence on particle size. This behaviour is not found for uncharged filters. The reduction in penetration and bimodal dependence is attributed to electrical collection effects. As the face velocity is increased, the electrostatic collection effects are significantly reduced. The results agree quantitatively with a model for particle penetration through charged fibrous filters recently presented in the literature by the authors.     

流态化固体颗粒对对流沸腾传热的强化

在对流沸腾系统中引入固体颗粒,固体颗粒在液体中呈流态化,从而形成气液固三相对流沸腾过程。对气液固三相流对流沸腾过程的传热特性进行了实验研究,结果表明流态化固体颗粒对液体的对流沸腾传热具有显著的强化作用。基于固体颗粒撞击沸腾气泡时的受力分析,获得了固体颗粒穿透气泡并使气泡破碎的条件,分析了流态化固体颗粒强化沸腾传热的机理。实验结果与理论分析符合良好。     

被动式FTIR遥感掺纳米材料固体推进剂的燃烧火焰温度

应用被动式遥感FTIR,分别对掺入纳米级金属氧化物、掺入同种材料普通金属氧化物及无掺入物的固体推进剂的燃烧火焰温度进行了测量。固体推进剂的主要成分为硝化棉和硝化甘油。掺加物分别为6 nm CuO,56 nm Fe₂O₃,16 nm NiO粒子及相应的普通金属氧化物。FTIR仪器分辨率为1 cm-1。利用燃烧产物中H₂O分子在2.75 μm处的基带发射光谱精细结构,根据分子转振光谱测温法,计算出燃烧火焰温度。结果表明,掺有纳米级CuO,Fe₂O₃和NiO粒子的固体推进剂的燃烧火焰温度分别为3 089,3 193和3 183 K,此温度与掺入同种材料的普通金属氧化物和无掺入物的固体推进剂的燃烧火焰温度无明显差别。     

Transmission spectra of tunable dispersion filters of the type of small particles-liquid crystal

We propose a technique for the calculation of characteristics of tunable dispersion filters of infrared radiation of the type of small particles-liquid crystal. The relation between the structural parameters of filters and their transmission spectra is investigated. The dependence of the halfwidth of transmission spectral lines on the thickness of the filter, the concentration of particles, and their size and polydispersity is investigated.     

Theoretical comparison of magnetic and hydrodynamic interactions between magnetically tagged particles in microfluidic systems

Magnetic and hydrodynamic interactions between magnetic beads in microfluidic magnetic field gradient filters are compared theoretically and we find that the hydrodynamic interactions are of a longer range and dominate the magnetic ones. Hydrodynamic interactions aid the capturing of particles tagged with magnetic beads as the particles drag each other along, possibly easing requirements on magnetic parameters.     

Lattice location of light implanted ions in Si and Ge after laser annealing

Abstract

Radiation damage produced by short ranged (ranges 20–30 μm) charged particles (alpha particles and fission fragments) in thick plastic track detectors (thickness ≈ 150 μm) has been enlarged to produce “through” holes by using a combination of electrochemical and chemical etching processes. A series of experiments were conducted with a view to optimize the operating conditions required to produce through holes with most suitable profiles for a particular application at hand. This novel technique has been employed in producing thick nuclear track filters using fission fragments from U-235 fission and alpha particles from radon and its daughters.     

拉曼链系统用空间滤波器设计的实验研究

进行了惯性约束聚变（ＩＣＦ）准分子激光拉曼链工程的基础研究工作。为给出拉曼链中所用空间滤波器的设计要求和可靠性,进行了详细的设计实验判断性研究。给出研究过程和结果,并对设计结论和优化方法进行了基础分析。还据实验结果讨论了适用于高功率激光系统的空间滤波器的设计中面临的焦距和滤波小孔孔径选择的不确定性、滤长和光束功率密度对选择小孔的影响等问题。     

Filtration efficiency of a fibrous filter for nanoparticles

The filtration efficiency for nanoparticles down to 1 nm in size through glass fibrous filters was measured using an improved PSM-CNC system. In addition, the effects of relative humidity and particle charge were investigated for various nanoparticle diameters. The results show that the filtration efficiencies were independent of humidity and affected by particle charge in the case of particles below 100 nm in size. For particles smaller than 2 nm, the particle penetrations increased with decreasing particle size. These results suggest that the thermal rebound phenomena would be operative for nanoparticles with diameters below 2 nm, even though it would depend on the states of both the particles and the filter media. These results are particularly important for experimental investigations of the behavior of nanoparticles on a filter.     

A risk assessment study of heavy metals in ambient air by WD‐XRF spectrometry using aerosol‐generated filter standards

A risk assessment study of the air quality in the surrounding of roads covered with slags coming from the non‐ferrous metal industry was performed. A monitoring campaign was carried out at three locations in Flanders by collecting the PM10 fraction and the total suspended particulates (TSP) of the airborne dust particles, entrapping heavy metals, on membrane filters. The heavy metal concentration on the dust filters was determined by wavelength‐dispersive x‐ray fluorescence (WD‐XRF) spectrometry. The XRF calibration curves were set up with filter standards prepared in the laboratory using an aerosol‐generated loading system. The acquired WD‐XRF results were confirmed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometric (ICP‐AES) measurements after acid digestion on a selected number of filters. Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) confirmed that aerosol‐loaded filter standards and dust filters with a concentration level of the analyzed element below 3300 ng cm^?2 were homogeneously distributed. Dust filters with higher concentrations, and especially filters loaded with the TSP fraction, reflected an inhomogeneous distribution of the analyzed element on the filter. The WD‐XRF analytical results acquired in the monitoring campaign revealed that the concentration of Pb on the dust filters never exceeded the immission standard (yearly average) of 2000 ng m^?3. It can be stated that the impact on human health is limited and can still be reduced by covering the polluted roads with a layer of asphalt. Further evaluation of soil and water samples from the nearby surroundings reveals that the heavy metal content in the slags makes an important contribution to environmental pollution, especially the contamination of groundwater. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Phase transitions in shear-induced segregation of granular materials

We computationally study shear-induced segregation of different-sized particles in vertical chute flow. We find that, for low solid fractions, large particles segregate toward regions of low shear rates where the granular temperature (velocity variance) is low. As the solid fraction increases, this trend reverses, and large particles segregate toward regions of high shear rates and temperatures. We find that this is a global phenomenon: local segregation trends reverse at high system solid fractions even where local solid fractions are small. The reversal corresponds to the growth of a single enduring cluster of 30%-60% of the particles that we propose changes the segregation dynamics.     

Viscosity of liquid metal suspensions — experimental approaches and open issues

Knowing the viscosity of metal melts with suspended particles is necessary to interpret experimental results and to simulate fluid flow in such materials. At present, reliable viscosity data is only available for pure metals and alloys. In order to study the viscosity behavior of metal melts with suspended solid particles in detail, samples with defined particle amounts are needed. Various methods of incorporating particles into the metallic melts were evaluated, and viscosity was experimentally determined using an oscillating cup technique. It was shown that solid particles in suspension change the melts’ viscosities dramatically, far beyond the effects expected from normal colloidal rheology.     

Solid Introduction to an ICP-Atomic Emission Spectrometer for the Analyses of Metals Contents of Air Filters

The direct introduction of solid samples (air filters) to the inductively coupled plasma source of an atomic emission spectrometer using a furnace atomizer has been studied. Conditions have been found for the analysis of elements which volatilize with varyling degrees of difficulty. Lead, copper and vandaium compounds retained on glass fibre filters from air pollution studies have been determined. The results are in good agreement with those obtained by means of established sample dissolution/atomic emision methods.     

Determination of the Adhesivity on Acrylics of Fresh Coal Fly Ash Particles

The adhesivity of fresh coal fly ashes from two Australian power stations on Dralon-T monofilaments has been experimentally analysed. It was found that one of the dusts was more adhesive to the fiber and its particles were also more strongly electrostatically charged. These obervations explain the reported large differences in the pressure loss across the fabric filters at the two stations. By precharging the particles, the technique can also be utilized in determining the adhesivity of fly ashes which carry relatively small natural electrostatic charging.     

4×2×3阵列式放大器参数测量系统优化设计

 采用软边光阑和多级空间滤波器组合技术实现了光束的空间整形和等像面传输，利用Fresnel光束传输计算程序对4×2×3阵列式放大器参数测量系统进行了优化设计，分析了空间滤波器中小孔尺寸对光束波面传输的影响，并对优化设计结果进行了分析和讨论，所用方法和所得结论对高功率固体激光放大系统的设计有应用意义。