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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Consolidated Nuclear Security, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Douglas K. Clark, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Bradley W. Hodges, Knoxville, TN (US);
Jesse D. Bush, Knoxville, TN (US);
Jofu Mishima, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for the characterization of respirable aerosols, including: a burn chamber configured to selectively contain a sample that is selectively heated to generate an aerosol; a heating assembly disposed within the burn chamber adjacent to the sample; and a sampling segment coupled to the burn chamber and configured to collect the aerosol such that it may be analyzed. The apparatus also includes an optional sight window disposed in a wall of the burn chamber such that the sample may be viewed during heating. Optionally, the sample includes one of a Lanthanide, an Actinide, and a Transition metal.