Oil-soaked sintered impactors for the ELPI in diesel particulate measurements

C. Van Gulijk, J. C.M. Marijnissen, M. Makkee, J. A. Moulijn

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Abstract

Diesel soot overloads the ELPI-impactor rapidly if it is equipped with the standard flat-surface impactors. This non-ideal behaviour was studied recently (J. Aerosol Sci. 32 (2001) 1117). It was found that rapid overloading, or surface build-up, is a result of a fluffy bed of soot particles that covers the impactor surfaces and starts to filter airborne soot particles. This paper reports additional results with oil-soaked sintered impactors for the ELPI. It is demonstrated that (rapid) overloading is eliminated with oil-soaked sintered impactors. The maximum allowed mass load for the ELPI impactor is increased 50-fold.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)635-640
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Aerosol Science
Volume34
Issue number5
Early online date26 Feb 2003
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2003
Externally publishedYes

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