Spinning-disk aerosol generator

Figure 7 Illustration of a spinning-disk aerosol generator.

Figure 11 Magnified diagrams of monodisperse aerosol-generating devices. (A) Spinning-disk aerosol generator. (B) Vibrating orifice aerosol generator.

PR Byron, AJ Hickey. Spinning-disk generation and drying of monodisperse solid aerosols with output concentrations sufficient for single-breath inhalation studies. J Pharm Sci 76 60-64, 1987. 

Early in 1970, Few et al. [10] radiolabelled polystyrene particles for a mucociliaiy clearance study. The radiolabelled aerosols were produced by a spinning-disk generator. The technique involves the key steps of extracting sodium pertechnetate (Na " Tc04) into chloroform as tetraphenylarsonium pertechnetate, followed by evaporation of the chloroform. A solution of polystyrene is added to the radioactive residue and dispersed Scheme 1). This technique has subsequently been adopted by... 

There are a number of techniques for generating aerosols, and these are discussed in detail in the LBL report (1979) and in volumes edited by Willeke (1980) and Liu et al. (1984). We briefly review here the major methods currently in use these include atomizers and nebulizers, vibrating orifices, spinning disks, the electrical mobility analyzer discussed earlier, dry powder dispersion, tube furnaces, and condensation of vapors from the gas phase. 

Experimental methods presented in the literature may prove of value in combustion studies of both solid and liquid suspensions. Such suspensions include the common liquid spray. Uniform droplets can be produced by aerosol generators, spinning disks, vibrating capillary tubes, and other techniques. Mechanical, physicochemical, optical, and electrical means are available for determination of droplet size and distribution. The size distribution, aggregation, and electrical properties of suspended particles are discussed as well as their flow and metering characteristics. The study of continuous fuel sprays includes both analytical and experimental procedures. Rayleigh s work on liquid jet breakup is reviewed and its subsequent verification and limitations are shown. 

The droplet size delivered from a spinning-disk monodisperse aerosol generator can be derived from the following expression ... 

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