CEE559/ChE 567 Control of Particulate Air Pollutants 3 Credits Spring 2007

Time: Tu. Th 9:00-10:30 More Hall Rm 225

Instructor: Dr. Michael J. Pilat, Professor of Civil Engineering mpilat@u.washington.edu

Course Description: Processes used to control emissions of particulate air pollutants. Use of settling

chambers, cyclones, fabric filters, wet scrubbers, and electrostatic precipitators to control aerosol particles.

Case studies of particulate air pollution control equipment.

2007 Course Emphasis: Fundamentals of aerosol mechanics and nanoparticle technology

Texts: The Mechanics of Aerosols by N. A. Fuchs, Orig. publ. in 1964 by Pergamon Press., Dover Books

Aerosol Technology, 2nd Ed (1999) by W. Hinds (UCLA), 504 pages, Wiley,

Software: Mathcad 2001 software will be used in calculations and for graphical illustrations.

1. Mar 27 Aerosol particle size distributions, measurement methods

2. 29 Particle motion in a fluid. Aerodynamic capture of particles

3. Apr 3 Particle acceleration and curvilinear motion

4. 5 Trajectory of particles near an objective, aerodynamic capture

5. 10 Particle collection by multiple objects - Kleinschmidt equation

6. 12 Brownian motion and Diffusion

7. 17 Aerosol collection on single fibers, Collection by fiber filters

8. 19 Particle coagulation

9. 24 Filtration

10. 26 Electrical properties of aerosol particles

11. May 1 Electrostatics, Electrostatic precipitation

12. 3 Electrostatic charge calculations

13. 8 Electrostatic precipitators for particle collection

14. 10 Particle capture by water droplets

15. 15 Particle Collection by droplets in spray scrubbers

16. 17 Spray droplet electrostatic effects

17. 22 Generation of test aerosols, aerosol generators

18. 24 Condensation and evaporation of aerosols

19. 29 Advanced topics in aerosol technology

20. 31 Advanced topics in aerosol technology

June 5 Final Exam Tuesday 10:30-12:20

Reference Books:

1. Fundamentals of Air Quality Systems by Kenneth E. Noll (Illinois Institute of Technology),

American Academy of Environmental Engineers , 1999.

2. Air Pollution Control Engineering: Basic Calculations for Particulate Collection, 2nd Ed.,

By William Licht (U.of Cincinnati), Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1988, 477 pages.

3. Sources & Control of Air Pollution by R. Heinsohn & R. Kabel (Penn State), 1998 by Prentice Hall

(internet web site had Mathcad solutions to example problems in this book and Mathcad tutorial).

4. Aerosol Science and Technology by Parker Reist (U. of North Carolina), McGraw-Hill,

1993, 379 pages