Compact Nanoparticle Size Distribution Measurement System for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
- Brechtel Manufacturing Incorporated, Hayward, CA (United States)
Brechtel Manufacturing Incorporated (BMI) is developing a compact, nanoparticle sizer optimized for use on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and other applications where space, weight, power and cost are significant barriers to deployment. The instrument will allow observations of size-resolved aerosol number concentration (0.005 < Dp < 0.3 μm, Dp is particle diameter). The new development helps address the need for reduced uncertainties in atmospheric radiative transfer and weather prediction model sensitivities to ambient aerosol properties by promoting the capability to perform aerosol measurements more often, in more locations, and at reduced cost. Applications of the new technology include vertical atmospheric profiling with UAVs, balloons and other mobile platforms to constrain weather forecast models, long-term air quality measurements, aerosol health effects studies, and routine monitoring of ambient aerosol properties in urban air sheds.
- Research Organization:
- Brechtel Manufacturing Incorporated, Hayward, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0015069
- OSTI ID:
- 1371927
- Report Number(s):
- mSEMS-Final-Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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