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US 2010/0300221 A1Published application
Aerosol particle deposition on surfaces
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the U.S. Environments Protection Agency
InventorsSang Don Lee, Shawn P. Ryan, Emily G. Snyder
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a standardized surface contaminated by an aerosol deposited on its surface is described. Aerosols are propelled horizontally onto a vertical surface. The standardized contaminated surface is used to evaluate the effectiveness of cleaning and removing techniques.
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A method for depositing an aerosol onto a target surface comprising
- generating an aerosol,
- releasing a standardized amount of aerosol,
- actively propelling the aerosol toward the target surface, and
- striking the target surface with the aerosol
- wherein the aerosol is deposited on the target surface.
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An apparatus for depositing an aerosol onto a target surface comprising:
- 2. an aerosol generating system,
- a means for propelling the aerosol in a predetermined path,
- a chamber for containing a propelled aerosol, and
- a target surface positioned inside the chamber in the path of the propelled aerosol.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.