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The chemical and physical investigation of germicidal aerosols: II. The aerosol centrifuge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

S. R. Finn  and
E. O. Powell
S. R. Finn
Affiliation:
From the Portslade Research Laboratories, Portslade, Sussex
E. O. Powell
Affiliation:
From the Portslade Research Laboratories, Portslade, Sussex
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The principle of the aerosol centrifuge is described, and an elementary mathematicaltreatment is given.

The relations between the behaviour of the centrifuge and its dimensions, speed and airflow have been tested experimentally on three machines. It is shown that the mathe-matical formulae given are an adequate basis for design.

Various applications are mentioned.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 42 , Issue 4 , July 1942 , pp. 354 - 364
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1942

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