Valid for: 2024/25
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering LTH
Decided by: PLED C/D
Date of Decision: 2024-02-21
Effective: 2024-05-08
Main field: Nanoscience
Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: First cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Elective for: BR4, F4, K4, M4, MLAK2, MNAV2, N4-m, R4, W4-ms
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
Students should acquire a basic knowledge about aerosols; systems in which particles are suspended in gas. The course should give an overview of the physics and chemistry of airborne particles, the measurement techniques used to characterize them, and their effects on the environment and human health. Our students should learn to discuss these topics as well as air cleaning technologies and technical applications of aerosols. Aerosol science has clear and direct impacts on our efforts to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Especially
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
Aerosol physics, aerosol chemistry, lung deposition, particle size distributions, sampling and measurement techniques. Aerosol properties and typical particle pollution in indoor and working environments as well as in ambient air. Overview of particle effects on human health and environment. Filtration and clean air technologies. Application of aerosol technology in nanotechnology and drug delivery. Laboratories are compulsory as they provide opportunity to observe basic aerosol processes as well as give practical experience in measuring particles with various instruments, including data analysis. The lectures are given by researchers with different expertise areas, to ensure that given facts and discussed topics are up to date. During the course students will collect source material and make independent, critical interpretations of it.
Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Individual written examination, which counts towards 50% of the course grade. Laboratory exercises with written reports, carried out in groups (10% of course grade). Calculation exercises handed in individually (15%). Project with written and oral report, carried out in groups (25%). For passed course, the student needs to pass each assessment.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Modules
Code: 0117. Name: Aerosol Technology.
Credits: 7.5. Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5).
The module includes:
Assumed prior knowledge:
Good knowledge of natural science subjects.
The number of participants is limited to: No
Kursen överlappar följande kurser:
TFRG10
TFRG11
Course coordinator: Vilhelm Malmborg,
vilhelm.malmborg@design.lth.se
Examinator: Joakim Pagels,
joakim.pagels@design.lth.se
Course homepage: https://www.eat.lth.se/utbildning/