Aerosol Science - Theory and Practice
With Special Applications to the Nuclear Industry
Published on 19. July 1991
Book
Hardback
466 pages
978-0-08-037209-9 (ISBN)
Description
The subject of aerosols goes back many years and enters many aspects of science and technology. Optics, heat-transfer, biology, meteorology and pollution are just a few areas where the behaviour of small particles suspended in a gas is of vital importance. More recently, with increasing concern about the consequences of accidents in nuclear reactors and the effect of global nuclear war (i.e., the nuclear winter) a great deal of work has been directed towards the dispersal of radioactive aerosols in closed containers and in the atmosphere. The purpose of the book is twofold: to give a thorough treatment of the fundamentals of aerosol behaviour with rigorous proofs and detailed derivations of the basic equations and removal mechanisms and also to give practical examples with special attention to radioactive particles and their distribution in size following a release arising from an accident with a nuclear system. This book will be useful both as a course text and as a reference source.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Weight
975 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-08-037209-9 (9780080372099)
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Content
Chapter headings and selected sections: Aerosol Characterization. The nature of aerosols. Chemical composition. The nuclear aerosol. References. The Motion of Particles in Gases. The drag on a body. Slip flow. The drag force on a spheroid. A general technique for axially symmetric bodies. Irregular shapes. Rotational motion and torque. Prolate spheroids. The limiting case of touching spheres. References. The Dynamic Equation for the Aerosol Distribution. The distribution function. Two species equations. The dynamic equation for a charged aerosol. A dynamic equation for nonspherical particles. References. Coagulation Kernels. Brownian coagulation. Laminar shear. Turbulent diffusion. The balance equation. Generalized turbulent coagulation. Turbulent coagulation by the Saffman and Turner method. Electrostatic forces. Trajectory analysis. The coagulation of nonspherical particles. References. Methods of Solving the Dynamic Equation. Exact solutions. Space and time dependence. Radioactive aerosols. Modified gamma distribution. A comparative study of the moments method. Shape dependence. Numerical methods. References. Condensation and Evaporation. Basic equations. Transition regime heat and mass transfer. Nonisothermal condensation and reaction rates. References. Particle Deposition and Resuspension. Gravitational settling in a well mixed volume. Convective-diffusive deposition. Inertial deposition. Particle resuspension. References. Nuclear Source Term. Nuclear source term and aerosols. Nuclear accidents. Computer programs. Experimental data base. Simulation of experiments. References. Appendices. Indices.