A low cost, battery-operated, portable, real-time aerosol analyzer is not available for monitoring diesel particulate matter (DPM) concentrations in underground mines. This study summarizes a field evaluation conducted at an underground limestone mine to evaluate the potential of the TSI AM 510 portable photometer (equipped with a Dorr-Oliver cyclone and 1.0-mum impactor) to qualitatively track...

Outdoor aerosol particles were characterized in industrial area of Samalut city (El-minia/Egypt) using low pressure Berner cascade impactor as an aerosol sampler. The impactor operates at 1.7 m(3)/h flow rate. Seven elements were investigated including Ca, Ba, Fe, K, Cu, Mn and Pb using atomic absorption technique. The mean mass concentrations of the elements ranged from 0.42 ng/m(3) (for Ba) t...

Abstract This study presents numerical analyses for edge chipping by impact loading. As a analysis method, we extend Particle Discretization Scheme Finite Element Method (PDS-FEM) developed the authors to be able simulate fracture due We performed simulations targeting of soda-lime glass rigid steel sphere and examined crack morphology while varying diameter impactor, velocity, distance. The pr...

Recently, the use of prismatic cells in electric vehicles has increased significantly. Unlike cylindrical or pouch format, cell format not been sufficiently investigated. In this study, quasi-static mechanical tests are performed on cells. The include a and hemispherical impactor that mechanically load all three spatial directions. both in-plane directions, stack consisting is tested to capture...