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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 11.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Sci Technol. 2011 Jul 13;45(15):6483–6490. doi: 10.1021/es201379a

Table 1.

Physical Characteristics, Flow Parameters and Experimental Results of the Impaction Stagea

Physical Characteristics
W (cm) 0.053
L (cm) 0.135
S/W 1.9
Flow Parameters
Re 2212
V (cm/sec) 6295
Experimental Results
d50 (μm) 0.295
√Stk50 0.47
σ 1.53
ΔP (kPa) 2.49
a

Note: W, nozzle width; L, nozzle lengths; S, impaction plate-to-nozzle distance; Re, Reynolds number; V, nozzle air velocity; d50, 50% cutpoint; √Stk50, square root of Stokes number at 50% collection efficiency; σ, collection efficiency curve sharpness; ΔP, pressure drop; Stokes number at the 50% cut-off diameter is calculated as Stk50 = (4ρpQdp2Cc)/(9πnμW3), where dp is the mobility equivalent particle diameter, and Cc is Cunningham slip correction factor.