Design of Round-Nozzle Inertial Impactors Review with Updated Design Parameters

Abstract Round-nozzle inertial impactors are widely used aerosol measuring instruments to characterize the mass and chemical composition of airborne aerosol particles as a function particle aerodynamic diameter. This article summarizes the most important design considerations with updated recommende...

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Main Authors: Francisco J. Romay, Estíbaliz García-Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2023-02-01
Series:Aerosol and Air Quality Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.220436
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description Abstract Round-nozzle inertial impactors are widely used aerosol measuring instruments to characterize the mass and chemical composition of airborne aerosol particles as a function particle aerodynamic diameter. This article summarizes the most important design considerations with updated recommended design parameters taken from our review of published research articles and discusses some of the more common non-idealities seen in the operation and performance of inertial impactors. With this information, it is now possible to design a cascade impactor with near-ideal particle separation performance, and with stage cutpoints that can be predicted with excellent accuracy and verified experimentally using state-of-the-art calibration techniques.
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spelling doaj-art-6deba51fb28647d59e2affedf3e109992025-02-09T12:22:07ZengSpringerAerosol and Air Quality Research1680-85842071-14092023-02-0123311310.4209/aaqr.220436Design of Round-Nozzle Inertial Impactors Review with Updated Design ParametersFrancisco J. Romay0Estíbaliz García-Ruiz1Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Science & Engineering, University of MinnesotaDepartment of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHUAbstract Round-nozzle inertial impactors are widely used aerosol measuring instruments to characterize the mass and chemical composition of airborne aerosol particles as a function particle aerodynamic diameter. This article summarizes the most important design considerations with updated recommended design parameters taken from our review of published research articles and discusses some of the more common non-idealities seen in the operation and performance of inertial impactors. With this information, it is now possible to design a cascade impactor with near-ideal particle separation performance, and with stage cutpoints that can be predicted with excellent accuracy and verified experimentally using state-of-the-art calibration techniques.https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.220436Inertial impactorCascade impactorImpactor design parametersStokes number
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Design of Round-Nozzle Inertial Impactors Review with Updated Design Parameters
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Cascade impactor
Impactor design parameters
Stokes number
title Design of Round-Nozzle Inertial Impactors Review with Updated Design Parameters
title_full Design of Round-Nozzle Inertial Impactors Review with Updated Design Parameters
title_fullStr Design of Round-Nozzle Inertial Impactors Review with Updated Design Parameters
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title_short Design of Round-Nozzle Inertial Impactors Review with Updated Design Parameters
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topic Inertial impactor
Cascade impactor
Impactor design parameters
Stokes number
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