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Original Articles

The Aitken counter: Revisiting its design and performance characteristics

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Pages 999-1006 | Received 30 Oct 2019, Accepted 30 Mar 2020, Published online: 21 May 2020

Figures & data

Figure 1. Schematic view of the PAC.

Figure 1. Schematic view of the PAC.

Figure 2. Operating positions of the three-way valve (B).

Figure 2. Operating positions of the three-way valve (B).

Figure 3. Autodesk Inventor model.

Figure 3. Autodesk Inventor model.

Figure 4. Schematic of experimental setup.

Figure 4. Schematic of experimental setup.

Figure 5. The counting stage before and after adjusting the images.

Figure 5. The counting stage before and after adjusting the images.

Figure 6. PAC efficiency of ammonium sulfate and ambient particles.

Figure 6. PAC efficiency of ammonium sulfate and ambient particles.

Table 1. Volume and pressure expansion ratios and expected supersaturations.

Figure 7. Efficiency of PAC with different dilution ratios.

Figure 7. Efficiency of PAC with different dilution ratios.
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