Academic Catalog

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.