Use of Series Light Extinction Cells to Determine Aerosol Number Concentration
Open Access
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Aerosol Science and Technology
- Vol. 9 (3) , 251-262
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02786828808959212
Abstract
A method for determining aerosol number concentration, independent of particle size and extinction coefficient, is described. The method uses measurements from two light extinction cells connected in series. The design of the device is briefly described. The theory and assumptions for data analysis are presented and applied to aerosol measurements made during a severe nuclear reactor fuel damage test. Furthermore, the particle size and particle mass concentration are estimated as a function of time based on the derived number concentration at any time and scanning electron microscopic evaluation of the particle size distribution at one time during the experiment.Keywords
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