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Cryogenic Aerosol Generation: Airborne Mist Particles Surrounding Liquid Nitrogen

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  • Byung Uk Lee

    (Aerosol and Bioengineering Laboratory, College of Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea)

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Aerosol mist particles generated near the surface of a liquid nitrogen container were measured and analyzed. The particles present at various distances from the boiling surface of liquid nitrogen were detected using an optical particle counter. In this experiment, 3 micrometer particles exhibited a more than 100-fold increase in concentration due to the liquid nitrogen surface. However, 0.3 micrometer and 10 micrometer particles showed smaller variations (2% to 79%) in their concentrations in the vicinity of liquid nitrogen. The distance from the boiling surface of the liquid nitrogen strongly affected the variations in particle concentration. The variations in aerosol concentrations were significant within 20 cm of the liquid nitrogen surface. These results can be considered as a useful quantitative environmental guideline in cryogenic studies that use liquid nitrogen, and this concept can be applied to cryogenic aerosol mist generation mechanisms.

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  • Byung Uk Lee, 2020. "Cryogenic Aerosol Generation: Airborne Mist Particles Surrounding Liquid Nitrogen," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(3), pages 1-9, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:3:p:1071-:d:317961
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