Browsing by Author "Moskal, Arkadiusz"

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Production of titanium dioxide nanoparticles by combustion of liquid titanium droplets
(2007)
Przekop, Rafal
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Moskal, Arkadiusz
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Tsai, Chuen-Jinn
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Onischuk, Andrei
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環境工程研究所
The numerical model of combustion of a liquid titanium particle in air stream was developed. The time evolution of oxygen concentration in droplet and products (Ti, TiO and TiO2 vapour) in air were calculated. Time dependence of a droplet diameter due to evaporation of titanium oxides and dissolution of oxygen was taken into account. The temperature distribution in both phases was predicted.
Study of an axial flow cyclone to remove nanoparticles in vacuum
(2007-03-01)
Tsai, Chuen-Jinn
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Chen, Sheng-Chieh
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Przekop, Rafal
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Moskal, Arkadiusz
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環境工程研究所
An axial flow cyclone for removing nanoparticles was tested for collection efficiency. Data were validated numerically in vacuum conditions of several Torrs, with flow rates of 0.35-0.57 slpm. The experimental cutoff aerodynamic diameter of the cyclone ranged from 21.7 to 49.8 nm. A 3-D numerical simulation was conducted first to calculate detailed flow and pressure fields, then a Brownian Dynamics simulation was done to determine the collection efficiency of nanoparticles. Both centrifugal force and Brownian diffusion were taken into account. The simulated results for both pressure drop and cutoff aerodynamic diameter are in good agreement with the experimental data. In comparison, previous theories using simplified tangential flow field assumption are not able to predict collection efficiencies accurately. The numerical model developed in this study can facilitate cyclone design to classify valuable nanopowders below a certain diameter, or to remove toxic nanoparticles from the vacuum exhaust of process chambers commonly used in high-tech industries.