AAAR 31st Annual Conference
October 8-12, 2012
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Biosafety Level 3 Bio-Aerosol Generation System
Joseph Lacirignola, JONATHAN RICHARDSON, Robert Martinez, Edward Froehlich, Andreas Gennis, Richard Vanderbeek, Mary Wade, Todd Sickler, Amber Prugh, Kevin Hung, MIT
Abstract Number: 135 Working Group: Homeland Security
Abstract A novel system has been developed for producing bio-aerosol samples under a wide range of conditions with Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) samples. This system can produce controlled aerosols from either wet or dry materials and can mimic a wide range of environmental conditions. The system is controlled remotely and can be decontaminated in-place using vaporous hydrogen peroxide (VHP). The system has been demonstrated to operate for hours at a time producing highly stable aerosol samples for the Multi-wavelength Aerosol Signature Testbed (MAST) phase 1 project. Prior to being fabricated, the system was modeled using computation fluid dynamics (CFD) software to predict the particles size output. Subsequent system measurements verified that the CFD models were correct. This poster will present the design and performance of the system.
This work is sponsored by the Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center (ECBC) under Air Force Contract #FA8721-05-C-0002. Opinions, interpretations, recommendations and conclusions are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the United States Government.