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182.616.01
Advanced Topics in Airborne Particles

Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Environmental Health and Engineering
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Friday, 8:30 - 10:20am
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

182.615

Description
Covers advanced topics in aerosol technology that are important in environmental health sciences, including aerosol generation methodology and equipment, coagulation, condensation, evaporation, electrical properties, optical properties, and aerosol sampling. Students visit an aerosol laboratory at Edgewood Chemical Biological Center that has many pieces of aerosol generation and sampling equipment, chambers, and wind tunnels.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe aerosol generation methods and equipment for laboratory testing of aerosols
  2. Describe aerosol sampling methods and equipment and their applications
  3. Evaluate the effects of charge, coagulation, condensation, and evaporation on airborne particles generation and sampling
  4. Explain the basic concepts of a specialized aerosol characterization technique utilizing light scattering and other optical properties of aerosols
Enrollment Restriction
None