High air volume to low liquid volume aerosol collector
Abstract
A high air volume to low liquid volume aerosol collector. A high volume flow of aerosol particles is drawn into an annular, centripetal slot in a collector which directs the aerosol flow into a small volume of liquid pool contained is a lower center section of the collector. The annular jet of air impinges into the liquid, imbedding initially airborne particles in the liquid. The liquid in the pool continuously circulates in the lower section of the collector by moving to the center line, then upwardly, and through assistance by a rotating deflector plate passes back into the liquid at the outer area adjacent the impinging air jet which passes upwardly through the liquid pool and through a hollow center of the collector, and is discharged via a side outlet opening. Any liquid droplets escaping with the effluent air are captured by a rotating mist eliminator and moved back toward the liquid pool. The collector includes a sensor assembly for determining, controlling, and maintaining the level of the liquid pool, and includes a lower centrally located valve assembly connected to a liquid reservoir and to an analyzer for analyzing the particles which are impinged into the liquid pool.
- Inventors:
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- Tracy, CA
- Lafayette, CA
- Cincinnati, OH
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 875051
- Patent Number(s):
- 6520034
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- air; volume; liquid; aerosol; collector; flow; particles; drawn; annular; centripetal; slot; directs; pool; contained; center; section; jet; impinges; imbedding; initially; airborne; continuously; circulates; moving; line; upwardly; assistance; rotating; deflector; plate; passes; outer; adjacent; impinging; hollow; discharged; via; outlet; droplets; escaping; effluent; captured; mist; eliminator; moved; sensor; assembly; determining; controlling; maintaining; level; centrally; located; valve; connected; reservoir; analyzer; analyzing; impinged; center line; aerosol particle; volume flow; /73/55/209/
Citation Formats
Masquelier, Donald A, Milanovich, Fred P, and Willeke, Klaus. High air volume to low liquid volume aerosol collector. United States: N. p., 2003.
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Masquelier, Donald A, Milanovich, Fred P, & Willeke, Klaus. High air volume to low liquid volume aerosol collector. United States.
Masquelier, Donald A, Milanovich, Fred P, and Willeke, Klaus. Wed .
"High air volume to low liquid volume aerosol collector". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/875051.
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title = {High air volume to low liquid volume aerosol collector},
author = {Masquelier, Donald A and Milanovich, Fred P and Willeke, Klaus},
abstractNote = {A high air volume to low liquid volume aerosol collector. A high volume flow of aerosol particles is drawn into an annular, centripetal slot in a collector which directs the aerosol flow into a small volume of liquid pool contained is a lower center section of the collector. The annular jet of air impinges into the liquid, imbedding initially airborne particles in the liquid. The liquid in the pool continuously circulates in the lower section of the collector by moving to the center line, then upwardly, and through assistance by a rotating deflector plate passes back into the liquid at the outer area adjacent the impinging air jet which passes upwardly through the liquid pool and through a hollow center of the collector, and is discharged via a side outlet opening. Any liquid droplets escaping with the effluent air are captured by a rotating mist eliminator and moved back toward the liquid pool. The collector includes a sensor assembly for determining, controlling, and maintaining the level of the liquid pool, and includes a lower centrally located valve assembly connected to a liquid reservoir and to an analyzer for analyzing the particles which are impinged into the liquid pool.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2003},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2003}
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