title: The simulation of condensation removal of a heavy metal from exhaust gases onto sorbent particles.
abstract: A numerical model BAEROSOL for solving the general dynamic equation (GDE) of aerosols is presented. The goal was to model the capture of volatilized metals by sorbents under incinerator-like conditions. The model is based on algorithms presented by Jacobson and Turco [Aerosol Science and Technology 22 (1995) 73]. A hybrid size bin was used to model growth and formation of particles from the continuum phase and the coagulation of existing particles. Condensation and evaporation growth were calculated in a moving size bin approach, where coagulation and nucleation was modeled in the fixed size bin model of the hybrid grid. To account for the thermodynamic equilibrium in the gas phase, a thermodynamic equilibrium code CET89 was implemented. The particle size distribution (PSD) calculated with the model was then compared to analytical solutions provided for growth, coagulation and both combined. Finally, experimental findings by Rodriguez and Hall [Waste Management 21 (2001) 589-607] were compared to the PSD predicted by the developed model and the applicability of the model under incineration conditions is discussed.
authors.affiliation: European Space Agency/ESTEC, Noordwijk 2200AG, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000336:Aerosols; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017745:Incineration; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D019216:Metals, Heavy