Table 1 Operating conditions of the MiniCAST and characteristics of the emitted particles.

From: First in-flight synchrotron X-ray absorption and photoemission study of carbon soot nanoparticles

Setpoint

Propane (mL/min)

Air (mL/min)

OC/TC (%)

Db (nm)

Dpp (nm)

Fractal dimension

Density (kg/m3)*

Crystallite length Lc (nm)

CAST1

60

1.5

4

211

27

1.73

1543

2.8

CAST2

1.15

47

212

36

1.75

1234

2.7

CAST3

1.0

87

138

30

1.79

1321

0.6

  1. OC/TC: Organic-to-total carbon ratio, Db: count median electrical mobility diameter (SMPS) - Dpp: count median primary particle diameter (TEM).
  2. *From39.
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