[HTML][HTML] Overview of methods to characterize the mass, size, and morphology of soot

TA Sipkens, A Boies, JC Corbin, RK Chakrabarty… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Combustion and other high-temperature processes can produce solid aerosol nanoparticles
with complex morphologies, including fractal-like aggregates of primary particles …

Inversion methods to determine two-dimensional aerosol mass-mobility distributions: A critical comparison of established methods

TA Sipkens, JS Olfert, SN Rogak - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper provides a critical review of methods used to invert tandem measurements to
determine the two-dimensional distribution of particle mass and mobility. We consider the …

Automated droplet size distribution measurements using digital inline holography

SS Kumar, C Li, CE Christen, CJ Hogan Jr… - Journal of aerosol …, 2019 - Elsevier
Droplet generation through spray breakup is an unsteady and non-linear process which
produces a relatively dense, highly polydisperse aerosol containing non-spherical droplets …

Morphology and size of soot from gas flares as a function of fuel and water addition

U Trivanovic, TA Sipkens, M Kazemimanesh, A Baldelli… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
A large-scale, laboratory turbulent diffusion flame was used to study the effects of fuel
composition on soot size and morphology. The burner and fuels are typical of those used in …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of biomass burning and photochemical oxidation on the black carbon mixing state and light absorption in summer season

T Wang, G Zhao, T Tan, Y Yu, R Tang, H Dong… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
To investigate the effects of biomass burning and photochemical oxidation on the black
carbon (BC) mixing state and light absorption, a tandem centrifugal particle mass analyzer …

Measurement of the centrifugal particle mass analyzer transfer function

A Naseri, TJ Johnson, G Smallwood… - Aerosol Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Particle mass analyzers, in particular the centrifugal particle mass analyzer (CPMA) and the
aerosol particle mass analyzer (APM), have provided new possibilities for aerosol science …

Characterising mass-resolved mixing state of black carbon in Beijing using a morphology-independent measurement method

C Yu, D Liu, K Broda, R Joshi, J Olfert… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Refractory black carbon (rBC) in the atmosphere is known for its significant impacts on
climate. The relationship between the microphysical and optical properties of rBC remains …

Using two-dimensional distributions to inform the mixing state of soot and salt particles produced in gas flares

TA Sipkens, U Trivanovic, A Naseri, OW Bello… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Gas flaring is a common practice in the oil and gas industry, where droplets of flowback
water with varying levels of dissolved salts (mainly composed of sodium and chloride) often …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of refractory black carbon mixing state in an urban environment

S Kasparoglu, L Cai, N Meskhidze, MD Petters - Atmospheric Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The size distribution and hygroscopicity of the refractory black carbon (rBC) aerosol are
critical properties for understanding its impact on human health, the extent to which the …

New approaches to calculate the transfer function of particle mass analyzers

TA Sipkens, JS Olfert, SN Rogak - Aerosol Science and Technology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This article provides an overview of methods to evaluate transfer functions for the Couette
centrifugal particle mass analyzer (CPMA) and aerosol particle mass analyzer (APM). The …