UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PANAMÁ

FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA MECÁNICA

LICENCIATURA EN INGENIERÍA MECÁNICA

Tarea #3

Contaminación de Aire

Estudiantes:

Johana Falconett 8-873-199

Edwin Delgado 1-733-1165
Yanielka Zernas 8-916-2185

Profesor:

Orlando Aguilar

II SEM 2019
 Air Pollution Engineering
Problem Set #3

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A. Circle the letter corresponding to the correct answer

1. A particle size distribution (on a mass basis) follows a log-normal distribution with a
geometric mean diameter of 5.0 m and a geometric standard deviation of 2.0.
The mass percent of particles larger than 10 m is approximately
a. 15.9%
b. 50.0%
c. 84.1%
d. none of the above

2. A spherical particle has a density of 2.5 g/cm3 and a diameter of 20 m. What is its
aerodynamic diameter?
a. >20 m
b. 20 m
c. <20 m
d. It cannot be determined from the given data

3. Which of the following particles has the greatest value of slip correction factor?
a. dp=10 μm, ρp=1.0 g/cm3
b. dp=5 μm, ρp=2.5 g/cm3
c. dp=1 μm, ρp=2.0 g/cm3
d. dp=0.1 μm, ρp=2.5 g/cm3

4. Which of the following spherical particles has the greatest value of terminal settling
velocity in standard air?
a. dp=10 μm, ρp=1.0 g/cm3
b. dp=5 μm, ρp=2.5 g/cm3
c. dp=1 μm, ρp=19.0 g/cm3
d. dp=0.1 μm, ρp=1.0 g/cm3

5. A particle size distribution (on a mass basis) follows a log-normal distribution with a
geometric mean diameter of 5.0 m and a geometric standard deviation of 2.0.
The mass percent of particles between 2.5 and 10 m is most nearly
a. 15.9%
b. 34.1%
c. 50.0%
d. 68.2%
e. 84.1%
B. Solve the following problems.

1. Consider the particle size distribution in the

table below obtained using a cascade
impactor.
a. Calculate the geometric mean diameter
and the geometric standard deviation of
the psd.
b. Show that the distribution is log-normal
by plotting the points on a log-probability
paper. From the plot, determine the
mass median diameter and geometric
standard deviation. Compare these values with those in part a.
c. From the plot, determine the mass percentages of fine particles (i.e., dp≤2.5
m) and coarse particles (i.e., 2.5 to 10 m).

Solución Problema 1

Rango de tamaño Masa mj Fdp

(μm)
<0.6 25.5 0.0999 10.0
0.6-1.0 33.2 0.1301 23
1.0-1.2 17.9 0.0701 30.01
1.2-3.0 102.0 0.3997 69.98
3.0-8.0 63.8 0.25 94.98
8.0-10.0 5.1 0.012 96.18
10.0-12.0 7.7 0.0302 99.2
A partir de la gráfica se observa que la distribución es log-Normal, por lo tanto:
- Diámetro medio de masa d50 = 1.90 μm
d84.1 = 4.45 μm
- Desviación estándar geométrica
𝑑84.1 4.45𝜇𝑚
𝜎= = = 2.34
𝑑50 1.90𝜇𝑚
c) A partir de la gráfica:
- Porcentaje de masa de partículas menores a 2.5 μm ≈ 64%
- Porcentaje de masa de partículas entre 2.5 y 10 μm ≈ 33%
Solución Problema 2

1. A spherical particle with a diameter of 20 μm and a density of 2.5 g/cm3 settles in

still air at STP.
a. Determine the terminal settling velocity of the particle using Figure 3.8 and also
using the appropriate equation for terminal settling velocity. Compare the
values.

𝜌𝑓 𝑑𝑝2 𝑔𝐶 (2.5 ∗ (20𝐸 − 4)2 ∗ 981 ∗ 1)

𝑣= =
18𝜇 (18 ∗ 1.849𝐸 − 4)
= 2.94
𝜌𝑓 𝑑𝑝 𝑣𝑝
𝑅𝑒 = = 0.0376
𝜇

b. Calculate the aerodynamic diameter of the particle.

𝜋 3
𝐹𝑔 = 𝐷𝑝 𝜌𝑔 =∴ 𝐹𝑔 = 𝐹𝑔
6
𝜋 3 𝜋
𝐷𝑝 𝜌𝑔 = 𝐷𝑝3 𝜌𝑔
6 6

𝐷𝑝31 𝜌1 = 𝐷𝑝3 2 𝜌2

𝜌1
𝐷𝑝31 = 𝐷𝑝3 2
𝜌2
 3 𝜌1 3
√𝐷𝑝31 = √𝐷𝑝3 2
𝜌2

3 𝜌1
𝐷𝑝1 √ = 𝐷𝑝2
𝜌2

3 𝜌1 2.5𝑔/𝑐𝑚3
𝐷𝑝2 = 𝐷𝑝1 √ = 20√ = 31.6 𝜇𝑚
𝜌2 1

3. What particle size (ρp=4000 kg/m3) will be too large to be carried out of a vertical
exhaust duct 35 cm in diameter that handles 5.0 m3/min of air? Assume STP.

Solución Problema 3

𝑄 (5𝑚3 /min ) ∗ 𝑚𝑖𝑛/60 𝑠 ∗ 4

𝑉 = = = 0.87 𝑚/𝑠
𝐴 35 𝑐𝑚 2 𝑚 2
( 1 ) (100 𝑐𝑚) ∗ 𝜋

−5
𝐶𝐷 4 ∗ 4000 ∗ 1.81 × 10 × 9.81
= = 1.01
𝑅𝑒 2
3(1.2) (0.866)
3

𝑅𝑒 = 6.03

1.81 × 10−5
∗ 𝑒 [1.787−0.577ln (1.01)+0.0109𝑙𝑛(1.01) ] = 1.03 × 10−4 𝑚
2
𝑑=
1.2 ∗ 0.87
= 103 𝜇𝑚