Aerosol mobility size spectrometer
US7298486B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/05
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for measuring aerosol size distribution within a sample containing aerosol particles. The device generally includes a spectrometer housing defining an interior chamber and a camera for recording aerosol size streams exiting the chamber. The housing includes an inlet for introducing a flow medium into the chamber in a flow direction, an aerosol injection port adjacent the inlet for introducing a charged aerosol sample into the chamber, a separation section for applying an electric field to the aerosol sample across the flow direction and an outlet opposite the inlet. In the separation section, the aerosol sample becomes entrained in the flow medium and the aerosol particles within the aerosol sample are separated by size into a plurality of aerosol flow streams under the influence of the electric field. The camera is disposed adjacent the housing outlet for optically detecting a relative position of at least one aerosol flow stream exiting the outlet and for optically detecting the number of aerosol particles within the at least one aerosol flow stream.
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