BAE XXXX: AEROSOL MECHANICS

Syllabus

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Modified grading plan: Homework: 20%; Term project: 15%; Exam 1: 20%; Exam 2: 20%; Final: 25%

Week #1

PART I: AEROSOL FUNDAMENTALS

Lecture 1: Overview and definitions (01/09/06)

Lecture 2: Properties of gases (01/11/06)

Lecture 3: Particle size statistics (01/13/06)

Example; 40CFRPart50_proposed standard for PM_coarse

Homework 1; HW1-2; Example for problem 5 (Assigned: 01/13/06; Due: 01/20/06)

Week #2

Lecture 4: Uniform particle motion (01/18/06)

Lecture 5: Straight-line acceleration and curvilinear particle motion (01/20/06)

Homework 2 (Assigned: 01/20/06; Due: 01/27/06)

Week #3

Lecture 6: Adhesion of particle (01/23/06)

Lecture 7: Brownian motion and diffusion (01/25/06)

Lecture 8-1: Diffusive deposition (01/27/06)

Lecture 8-2: Thermal and Radiometric Forces (01/27/06)

Homework 3 (Assigned 01/27/06, Due: 02/03/06)

Week #4

Lecture 9: Coagulation (01/30/06)

Lecture 10: Guest lecture: importance of aerosol in air quality (I) by Dr. Aneja (02/01/06)

Lecture 11: Guest lecture: importance of aerosol in air quality (II) by Dr. Aneja (02/03/06)

Week #5

Lecture 12: Condensation and evaporation (02/06/06)

Lecture 13: Filtration (02/08/06)

Lecture 14: Electrical properties (02/10/06)

Term paper topic(s) due (02/10/06)

Homework 4 (Assigned: 02/10/06; Due: 02/17/06)

Week #6

Lecture 15: Optical properties (02/13/06)

Lecture 16-1: Spray and atomization (02/15/06)

Lecture 16-2: Atmospheric aerosols (02/15/06)

Lecture 17: Bioaerosols (02/17/06)

Homework 5 (Assigned: 02/17/06; Due: 02/24/06)

Week #7

Lecture 18: Respiratory deposition (02/20/06)

The AFO Air Consent Agreement and National Air Emission Monitoring Study (NAEMS)

http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/agreements/caa/cafo-agr-0501.html

Lecture 19: Review for Exam 1 (02/22/06)

EXAM 1 (Formula Sheets) (02/24/06)

Week #8

Lecture 20: Review Exam 1 (02/2706)

PART II: AEROSOL MEASUREMENT

Lecture 21: Uncertainty analysis in aerosol measurements (03/01/06)

Lecture 22: Airflow rate control and PM concentration determination (03/03/06)

Homework 6 (Assigned: 03/03/06; Due: 03/17/06)

Week #9

Spring break (03/06/06 – 03/10/06)

Week #10

Lecture 23: Stationary PM source sampling (03/13/06)

EPA FRM – Method 5, Method 17, Method 201, Method 201A

Lecture 24: Impaction and gravitational settling in aerosol measurements (03/15/06)

Lecture 25-1: Low Reynolds sampling cyclone

Lecture 25-2: PSD measurement methods (03/17/06)

Term paper abstract due (03/17/06)

Week #11

Lecture 26-1: Open path technologies

Lecture 26-2: Diffusion denuders-part 1 (03/20/06)

Homework 7 (Assigned 03/20/06; Due: 03/27/06)

Lecture 27: Guest lecture: Application of diffusive denuders by Dr. Robarge (03/22/06)

Lecture 28: Ambient air sampler and sampling efficiency (03/24/06)

Week #12

Lecture 29: FRM PM sampler performance (cont.) (03/27/06)

Lecture 30: Guest lecture: introduction to aerosol modeling by Dr. Zhang (03/29/06)

Lecture 31: Dispersion modeling of PM emissions (03/31/06)

Homework 8 (Assigned: 03/31/06; Due: 04/07/06)

Week #13

Lecture 32: Review for Exam 2 (04/03/06)

EXAM 2 (Formula Sheets) (04/05/06)

Lecture 33: Review Exam 2 (04/07/06)

Week #14

PART III: AEROSOL EMISSION CONTROL

Lecture 34: Industrial cyclones for PM emission control (04/10/06)

Lecture 35: PM scrubbers (04/12/06)

Week #15

Lecture 36: Electrostatic precipitators (04/17/06)

Lecture 37: Fabric filters - PM bag house design (04/19/06)

Lecture 38: Case studies for lectures 34-37 (04/21/06)

Week #16

Review for Final (04/24/06)

Term project presentations: Danny Hamilton; Jianlin Hu; Zifei Liu (04/26/06)

Term project presentations: Kai Wang; Isaac Tetteh (04/28/06)

Term paper due (04/28/06)

FINAL EXAM on May 3, 2006