Search AccessScience
Advanced Search
Turn Off Suggestions
Browse Topics
AccessScience > Search

Search Results: Aerosol

A suspension of small particles in a gas. The particles may be solid or liquid or a mixture of both. Aerosols are formed by the conversion of gases...


= Encyclopedia Article; = Research Update
Figure 1.Examples of aerosol particle-size ranges.
From Encyclopedia article 'Aerosol'
Figure 2.Bimodal volume distribution of a type frequently found for atmospheric and combustion aerosols. Such distributions usually result from two different generation processes, the smaller mode from molecular condensation and the larger from breakup or redispersion.
From Encyclopedia article 'Aerosol'
Figure 3.Variation in the collection efficiency of a fibrous filter with particle size, showing the mechanisms controlling deposition in various particle-size ranges. Leaks or pinholes in the filter material lead to markedly different behavior.
From Encyclopedia article 'Aerosol'
  1. Agriculture, Forestry & Soils
  2. Anthropology & Archaeology
  3. Astronomy & Space Science
  4. Biological & Biomedical Science
  5. Chemistry
  1. Computing & Information Technology
  2. Earth Science
  3. Engineering & Materials
  4. Environmental Science
  1. Food Science & Technology
  2. General Science & Technology
  3. Mathematics
  4. Medicine
  5. Military Science
  1. Navigation
  2. Paleontology
  3. Physics
  4. Psychiatry & Psychology
  5. Veterinary Medicine
Browse Topics:

  1. A

  2. B

  3. C

  4. D

  5. E

  6. F

  7. G

  8. H

  9. I

  10. J

  11. K

  12. L

  13. M

  14. N

  15. O

  16. P

  17. Q

  18. R

  19. S

  20. T

  21. U

  22. V

  23. W

  24. X

  25. Y

  26. Z