CHE709 FUNDAMENTALS OF AEROSOL SCIENCE AND PARTICLE TECHNOLOGY
| Course Code: |
5630709 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Chemical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assist.Prof.Dr NECÝP BERKER ÜNER |
| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Overview of aerosols and particle technology in chemical industry. Particle size distribution and statistics. Inertial particle dynamics. Gas-solid pneumatic flow. Particle diffusion and thermophoresis. Thermodynamics of aerosol: condensation, evaporation, the Kelvin effect and nucleation. Aggregation, charging and the general dynamic equation. Light scattering. Instruments of particle sizing and capture. Introduction to gas-phase synthesis and modelling of aerosol dynamics.
