Investigation of Diesel Nanoparticle Nucleation

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Aerosol Science and Technology, 42:335–342, 2008 c American Association for Aerosol Research Copyright  ISSN: 0278-6826 print / 1521-7388 online DOI: 10.1080/02786820802072717

Investigation of Diesel Nanoparticle Nucleation Mechanisms Hongbin Ma,1 Heejung Jung,2 and David B. Kittelson1 1 2

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Department of Mechanical Engineering, CE-CERT, University of California, Riverside, California, USA

Most of the nanoparticle number emissions from diesel engines are found in the nucleation mode (Dp