Articles | Volume 15, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-4663-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-4663-2022
Research article
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16 Aug 2022
Research article |  | 16 Aug 2022

Modelling ultrafine particle growth in a flow tube reactor

Michael S. Taylor Jr., Devon N. Higgins, and Murray V. Johnston

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on amt-2022-88', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 May 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Michael S. Taylor Jr., 17 Jun 2022
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC1', Michael S. Taylor Jr., 17 Jun 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on amt-2022-88', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 May 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Michael S. Taylor Jr., 17 Jun 2022
    • AC4: 'Reply on RC2', Michael S. Taylor Jr., 17 Jun 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Michael S. Taylor Jr. on behalf of the Authors (13 Jul 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (15 Jul 2022) by Rebecca Washenfelder
ED: Publish as is (19 Jul 2022) by Rebecca Washenfelder
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Short summary
This modelling study investigates the complex growth kinetics of ultrafine particles in a flow tube reactor. When both surface- and volume-limited growth processes occur, the particle diameter growth rate changes as a function of time in the flow tube. We show that this growth can be represented by a parameter (growth factor, GF) which can be obtained experimentally from the outlet-minus-inlet particle diameter change without foreknowledge of the chemical growth processes involved.