Aerosol Technology
The experimental and simulative experience in aerosol technology has been collected for more than 50 years at the Institute of Particle Process Engineering at the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau.
Current aerosol research related to COVID 19
Team
Contact: Ass. Prof. Dr. Dzmitry Misiulia
Research Areas
Research Projects
Development of a sampling system for respirable dust with 20 l/min according to the cyclone principle (FSP20)
September 1, 2023
Contact: Ass. Prof. Dr. Dzmitry Misiulia
Funding: Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung e.V. (DGUV)
Hetero-Aggregation of fine particles in Supersonic flow for the tailor-made surface coating
Contact: Marc Weirich
Funding: DFG SPP 2289
Investigation of droplet deposition and tightness of particle-filtering half masks made of electret nonwovens under real conditions of use
May 1, 2022
Contact: Daniel Stoll
Funding: GVT
Mechanism of indoor aerosol spread considering particle interactions and drying kinetics
June 25, 2021
Contact: Fabian Krull and Maximilian Kerner
Funding: DFG
Completed Research Projects
Indoor infection risk assessment - data evaluation of low-cost aerosol sensors using AI methods
July 19, 2021
Contact: Maximilian Kerner
Funding: Ministry of Science, Education and Culture, Rhineland-Palatinate
Development of a low cost sensor for aerosol spread monitoring
December 10, 2020
Contact: Maximilian Kerner
Funding: Volkswagenstiftung
Charakterisierung der Emissionen bei der mechanischen Bearbeitung von Nanokompositen
November 30, 2017
Contact: Albert Hellmann
Founding: Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung (IFA)
Experimentelle und numerische Untersuchungen zum Abscheideverhalten neuer und gealterter Elektretfilter
September 1, 2016
Contact: Maximilian Kerner
Funding: AiF
Entwicklung und Erprobung eines Streulicht-Partikelsensors zum Online-Monitoring des Form- und Agglomeratzustandes disperser Systeme
March 1, 2016
Bearbeiter: Michael Pitz
Förderung: DFG
Generierung eines organischen Testaerosols
March 1, 2016
Bearbeiter: Tim Dillenburger
Förderung: AiF
Verbesserung der Energieeffizienz bei der Aerosolabscheidung
June 30, 2015
Bearbeiter: Felix Haller
Förderung: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie
Ultrafeine Partikel: Erzeugung definierter Referenzaerosole mit einem Funkengenerator
Bearbeiter: Albert Hellmann
Förderung: Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung (IFA)
Recent Publications
Misiulia D., Liden G., Antonyuk S.: Cyclone dimensionless pressure drop, cut size, and separation slope: One dimensionless number (Reynolds) to rule them all, Particuology (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2024.10.001
Weirich, M., Misiulia, D., Antonyuk, S.: Characterization of particle shape with an improved 3D Light Scattering Sensor (3D-LSS) for aerosols, Sensors 24 (2024) 955 doi.org/10.3390/s24030955
Stoll, D., Kerner, M., Paas, S., Antonyuk, S.: Suitability of Low-Cost Sensors for Submicron Aerosol Particle Measurement, Applied System Innovation 6 (2023) 69, doi.org/10.3390/asi6040069
Misiulia, D., Lidén, G., Antonyuk, S.: Secondary lip flow in a cyclone separator. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (2023), doi.org/10.1007/s10494-023-00395-5
Misiulia, D., Nedumaran, P.K., Antonyuk, S.: Effect of the discharging flap on particle separation in a cyclone, Chemical Engineering & Technology (2023), doi.org/10.1002/ceat.202200487
Antonyuk, S., Kerner, M., Misiulia, D., Study of a test air ventilation system for reducing aerosol dispersion in classrooms installed at the Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium in Landau, F&SFiltration and Separation (International Edition) (2022), 38-42.
Misiulia, D., Lidén, G., Antonyuk, S.: Performance characteristics of a small scale cyclone separator operated in different flow regimes, Journal of Aerosol Science 163 (2022) 105980 doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2022.105980
Kerner, M.: Abscheidung submikroner Aerosolpartikeln in elektrostatisch ausgerüsteten Vliesstoffen - Experimentelle und numerische Untersuchungen, Dissertation, Schriftreihe des Lehrstuhls für Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik der TU Kaiserslautern 2022 Band 27, ISBN 978-3-95974-172-9
Dillenburger, T.: Gezielte Generierung von submikronen Partikelstrukturen aus Kupferphtalocyanin durch Desublimationsprozesse zum Einsatz als Testaerosol, Dissertation, Schriftreihe des Lehrstuhls für Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik der TU Kaiserslautern 2022 Band 26, ISBN 978-3-95974-171-2
Urazmetov, O., Kerner, M., Dillenburger, T., Misiulia, D., Antonyuk S.: A CFD study of gas and particle motion in an aerosol generator operated by desublimation process, Chemical Engineering Research and Design 169 (2021) 229-238, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2021.03.022
Antonyuk, S., Kerner, M., A., Misiulia, D.: Untersuchung einer Testabluftanlage zur Reduzierung der Aerosolausbreitung in Schulräumen, F&S Filtrieren und Separieren 03 (2021).
Misiulia, D., Lidén, G., Antonyuk, G.: Evolution of turbulent swirling flow in a small scale cyclone with increasing flow rate: A LES study, Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (2021)DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-021-00253-2
Kerner, M.; Schmidt, K.; Schumacher, S.; Asbach, C., Antonyuk, S.: Electret Filters – From the Influence of Discharging Methods to Optimization Potential, Atmosphere 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12010065
Kerner, M.; Schmidt, K.; Schumacher, S.; Asbach, C., Antonyuk, S.: Ageing of electret filter media due to deposition of submicron particles - experimental and numerical investigations, Separation and Purification Technology 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.11729
Kerner, M.; Schmidt, K.; Schumacher, Puderbach, V.; Asbach, C.; Antonyuk, S. (2020): Evaluation of electrostatic properties of electret filters for aerosol depo-sition In Separation and Purification Technology 239, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.116548
Dillenburger, T.; Hellmann, A.; Hillemann, L.; Stintz, M.; Ripperger, S.; Antonyuk, S. (2019): Aerosol Generation of Nonspherical Particles by Desublima-tion of Copper Phthalocyanine. Chem. Eng. Technol. 42 (3), pp. 599–606. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201800208.
Misiulia, D.; Antonyuk, S.; Andersson, A. G.; Lundström, T. S. (2019): High-efficiency industrial cyclone separator: A CFD study. Powder Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2019.10.064.
Schumacher, S.; Jasti, R.; Kerner, M.; Antonyuk, S.; Asbach, C. (2019): Ursa-chenanalyse zum Einfluss des Prüfaerosols auf die Abscheideeffizienz von Elektretfiltern. Gefahrstoffe- Reinhaltung der Luft 20 (9), pp. 435–442.
Babick, F.; Hillemann, L.; Stintz, M.; Dillenburger, T.; Pitz, M.; Hellmann, A.; An-tonyuk, S.; Ripperger, S.; Huber, F. J. T.; Will, S.; Wernet, R.; Seipenbusch, M.; Gensch, M.; Weber, A.; Kiesler, D.; Kruis, E.; Friehmelt, R.; Sachweh, B. (2018): Multiparameter Characterization of Aerosols. In Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik 90 (7), pp. 923–936. https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201700094.
Dillenburger, T.; Hellmann, A.; Hillemann, L.; Stintz, M.; Ripperger, S.; An-tonyuk, S. (2018): Aerosol generation of non-spherical particles by desublima-tion of copper phthalocyanine. In Chem. Eng. Technol. (accepted).https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201800208.
Kerner, M.; Schmidt, K.; Hellmann, A.; Schumacher, S.; Pitz, M.; Asbach, C.; Ripperger, S.; Antonyuk, S. (2018): Numerical and experimental study of sub-micron aerosol deposition in electret microfiber nonwovens. In Journal of Aer-osol Science 122, pp. 32–44. DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2016.10.091.
Krull, F.; Hesse, R.; Breuninger, P.; Antonyuk, S. (2018): Impact behaviour of microparticles with microstructured surfaces: Experimental study and DEM simulation. In Chemical Engineering Research and Design 135, pp. 175–184. https://doi.org10.1016/j.cherd.2018.05.033
Misiulia, D.; Antonyuk, S.; Andersson, A. G.; Lundström, T. S. (2018): Effects of deswirler position and its centre body shape as well as vortex finder extension downstream on cyclone performance. In Powder Technology 336, pp. 45–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2018.05.034
Pitz, M.; Hellmann, A.; Ripperger, S.; Antonyuk, S. (2018): Development of a 3D Light Scattering Sensor for online characterization of aerosol particles. In Particle & Particle Systems Characterization 35 (6), p. 1800045. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201800045.
Schwarz, N.; Ripperger, S.; Antonyuk, S. (2018): Investigations on the Capability of the Statistical Extinction Method for the Determination of Mean Particle Sizes in Concentrated Particle Systems. In Particle & Particle Systems Charac-terization 35 (9), 1800191(1-11).https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201800191
Laboratory Equipment
Aerosol generators
Aerosol generation from solutions, oil, bulk materials and powders
Aerosol neutralizer consisting of a radioactive source
Conditioning of aerosol particles (Model 3012A, TSI GmbH)
Porometer (Model PSM 165, Topas GmbH)
Measurement of the pore size distribution from porous media
100 kHz Acoustic Levitator
Investigation of the evaporation of micro droplets at different airflows and air humidities
BET-Analysis (Model Nova 200e, Quantachrome)
Measurement of the inner surface from porous media
Ultra-Pycnometer
Measurement of bulk porosity (Model 1000T, Quantachrome)
Contact angle measuring device
Measurement of wetting properties of surfaces contacted by aerosol droplets
High-speed cameras
Measurement of particle / droplet trajectories
Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (Model 3934, TSI GmbH)
Online particle / droplet size distribution measurement
Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (Model 2050 / 2100, Palas GmbH)
Online determination of particle / droplet size distribution
Differential Mobility Analyzer (Model 3082, TSI GmbH)
Online classification of particles / droples regarding electrical mobility
Condensation Particle Counter (Model 3775A, TSI GmbH)
Online particle concentration measurement
Aerosol-Electrometer (Model 3068B, TSI GmbH)
Online particle charge measurement
Nano Aerosol Sampler (Model 3089, TSI GmbH)
Deposition of particles on SEM-substrates
Clean room with measurement stations for aerosol sampling
Investigation of aerosol spreading and exposure measurements
Simulation Tools
DNSlab
ANSYS CFX, ANSYS Fluent
Open Foam