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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-3245-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-3245-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Design and evaluation of a thermal precipitation aerosol electrometer (TPAE)
Shipeng Kang
Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
USTC (University of Science and Technology of China), Hefei 230026, China
Tongzhu Yu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
Yixin Yang
Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
Jiguang Wang
China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd, No. 68 Xianfeng East Road, Dongli District, Tianjin 300300, China
CARARC Automotive Test Center (Kunming) Co., Ltd, No. 68 Donghuan Road, Kunming 651701, China
Huaqiao Gui
Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
USTC (University of Science and Technology of China), Hefei 230026, China
Innovation Excellence Center for Urban Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
Jianguo Liu
Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
USTC (University of Science and Technology of China), Hefei 230026, China
Innovation Excellence Center for Urban Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
Da-Ren Chen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Particle Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
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A new aerosol electrometer, the thermal precipitation aerosol electrometer (TPAE), was designed for particles in sizes less than 300 nm, and its prototype performance was experimentally evaluated. The TPAE combines the thermal precipitator in the disk-to-disk configuration with a microcurrent measurement circuit board (i.e., pre-amplifier) for measuring the current carried by collected particles. Our performance study shows that the TPAE performance is consistent with the reference.
A new aerosol electrometer, the thermal precipitation aerosol electrometer (TPAE), was designed...