Mobility of Nanofiber, Nanorod, and Straight-Chain Nanoparticles in Gases

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• Personal Author:
  Ahmadi G ; Tian L ; Tu J
• Description:
  With the fast development of nanotechnology, accurate measurement and classification of nanoparticles are in great need. Nanoparticles frequently appear in non-spherical forms such as long aspect ratio nanofibers, nanotubes, and irregular nano-agglomerates. While the well-developed classical studies were mainly in continuum regime with spherical particles, dynamics of the non-spherical nanoparticles is not fully understood. In this study, orientation-averaged mobility of nanofiber and nanorod (with no preferred alignment) is examined by the methods of Brownian diffusion theory, a combination of collision limited reaction rate theory and the bipolar diffusion charging analysis. Comparisons to empirical predictions from the experimental measurements are also made. The study leads to the discovery of a surface-dominated mobility for high aspect ratio nanoparticles with characteristic Knudsen number greater than 5. In view of the extreme relative length scales between particle size and the gas mean free path, particles of all morphologies can be viewed as point collisions; therefore, the equivalent surface mobility diameter is reasonably justified. This finding has been verified in the current study with high aspect ratio particles. For non-spherical particles of more general forms, further investigation is needed. As expected, accuracy of this approximation reduces as the characteristic Knudsen number decreases. When Kn(dL) < 0.1, the study shows that particle morphology starts to play an important role. A review of particle mobility for all Knudsen number flows is also provided. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  Morphology Nanofibers Nanoparticles Nanorods Particle Size Surface Properties
• ISSN:
  0278-6826
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Mexico ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069077
• Citation:
  Aerosol Sci Technol 2017 May; 51(5):587-601
• Contact Point Address:
  Lin Tian, Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, P.O. BOX 71, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
• Email:
  lin.tian@rmit.edu.au
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Lovelace Biomedical & Environmental Research, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20020901
• Source Full Name:
  Aerosol Science and Technology
• End Date:
  20080831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207623/cdc_207623_DS1.pdf
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