Characteristics of simulant aerosols for study of the BCD inlet nozzle / by J. Ho.: DR52-5/14-1991E-PDF
The successful operation of the Biochemical Detection (BCD) system depends on the concentration capabilities of the inlet nozzle component. This device was designed to concentrate the contents in 100 L of air into 100 mu L of aqueous suspension, providing a E6 concentration factor. However, preliminary studies have indicated that only particles with diameters greater than 2.5 mu m diameter were effectively concentrated. This observation implies that the BCD will not detect aerosols of diameter less than 2.5 mu m. This limitation is a major concern as it is believed that biological warfare agent aerosols might have significant amounts of material in particles with size ranges below 2.5 mu m. The characteristics of biological simulant aerosols were studied to determine if the 2.5 mu m BCD concentrator cut-off limit created a significant detection problem.
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| Department/Agency | Defence Research Establishment Suffield, issuing body. |
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| Title | Characteristics of simulant aerosols for study of the BCD inlet nozzle / by J. Ho. |
| Series title | Suffield report ; no. 543 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | At head of title: "Unclassified". Digitized edition from print [produced by Defence Research and Development Canada]. Includes bibliographical references (pages 12-13). Includes abstract in French. |
| Publishing information | Ralston, Alberta : Defence Research Establishment Suffield, April 1991. |
| Author / Contributor | Ho, Jim, author. |
| Description | 1 online resource ([iii], 33 pages) : charts |
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| Departmental catalogue number | DRES-543 |
| Subject terms | Biological weapons -- Detection. Aerosols -- Measurement. Armes biologiques -- Détection. Aérosols -- Mensurations. |
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