Gas collection efficiency of annular denuders: A spreadsheet-based calculator

Denuders are widely used for atmospheric analysis. Annular denuders are especially well-suited for preconcentration of trace gases compared to simpler single tube designs. While traditionally coated annular denuders have both bounding surfaces that behave as sinks, annular denuders/membrane-based sc...

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Published in:Analytica chimica acta 2010-04, Vol.664 (1), p.56-61
Main Authors: Berg, Jordan M., James, Darryl L., Berg, Colleen F., Toda, Kei, Dasgupta, Purnendu K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical chemistry
Annular
Annular denuders and scrubbers
Atmospheric analysis
Calculator for collection efficiency
Chemistry
Computational efficiency
Computing time
Design engineering
Exact sciences and technology
General, instrumentation
Mathematical analysis
Spreadsheets
Tubes
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Summary:Denuders are widely used for atmospheric analysis. Annular denuders are especially well-suited for preconcentration of trace gases compared to simpler single tube designs. While traditionally coated annular denuders have both bounding surfaces that behave as sinks, annular denuders/membrane-based scrubbers with the same basic geometric design and with only one of the annular surfaces functioning as sink (e.g., a membrane tube whose outer surface behaves as a sink disposed within an inert jacket tube) have become common. However, the gas collection efficiency of such devices cannot be expressed as a simple equation with fixed constants and there is no presently available tool to a priori determine the denuder performance or to design denuders with specific removal efficiencies at specific sampling rates. This paper presents a simple to use “spreadsheet calculator” for concentric annular denuders of any dimension based on known solutions to analogous heat transfer problems. The results from the present spreadsheet calculator are compared with results from a commercial computational fluid dynamics package ( Fluent™; this takes significant expertise and development effort to run)—the two approaches produce essentially the same results. The present spreadsheet calculator can be used easily and simply without training and will be a useful tool for denuder users and designers.
ISSN:0003-2670
1873-4324
DOI:10.1016/j.aca.2010.02.006