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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
FYS.400

Aerosol Physics, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
Course code
FYS.400
Language of instruction
English
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Miikka Dal Maso
Responsible teacher:
Panu Karjalainen
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Physics Studies 100 %
Core content
  • Single-particle mechanics in fluid; The student understands and is able to quantify the physical laws governing aerosol particle linear and accelerating motion in a fluid under different flow conditions.
  • Particle size distributions: The student is able to understand, generate and perform calculations with various representations of the aerosol size distribution (both continuous and discrete). The student also understands the moments of the size distribution.
  • Brownian diffusion in aerosol systems: The student knows and can perform calculations on the most important phenomena arising from Brownian diffusion in aerosol systems: particle diffusion, coagulation, condensation and evaporation.
  • Aerosol particle properties: The student is able to determine the appropriate properties governing aerosol phenomena and compute them for well-defined systems from given data, and convert between different representations.
  • Aerosol thermodynamics: The student understands and is able solve problems on the principles governing particle equilibrium size for pure and solution droplets, gas-to-particle processes and particle formation
Complementary knowledge
  • The student understands and can calculate the properties of phoretic effects and their cause
  • The student understands and can perform calculations on how filtration (and other loss processes) operate on the particle size distribution
  • The student is able to understand the physical basis of different particle size regimes and correct calculations accordingly.
Specialist knowledge
  • The student understand the most important properties in relation to aerosol health effects.
Learning outcomes
Further information
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
The course teaching consists of teaching sessions (3h/week) and exercise sessions (2h/wk). Participation in the sessions is not mandatory. Estimated time for solving exercises and individual study is ca. 3h/wk. The course is evaluated by two exams, one after Period I and the second after Period II.

Participation in teaching

26.08.2024 17.12.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
Completion option 2
The examination is based on the course materials (available in Moodle) and the course textbook (Hinds: Aerosol Technology).

Exam

No scheduled teaching