| Week 1 | Dates 01/12-01/16 |
Lecture topics Introduction, fundamentals |
Reading Assignment Chapter 1 |
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Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos Record crops due to CO2 rise NYT - Europe and climate change NYT - UN, climate change technology NYT - US and climate change woes How is the US air quality doing? |
Homework assignment No homework this week REVIEW the information below: Homework information and format Sample homework problem format |
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| Week 2 | Dates 01/19-01/23 |
Lecture topics Introduction (continued) |
Reading Assignment Chapter 1 (continued) |
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| Lecture notes (tablet PC) No class on Monday - MLK Day
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Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos Slides - Intro and Acid Rain The Air is Getting Cleaner |
Homework assignment HW Set 1 - Due Friday 01/23 |
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| Week 3 | Dates 01/26-01/30 |
Lecture topics Sources, emissions, and classification of air pollutants; Emission factors and APCS |
Reading Assignment Chapter 2 |
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Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos NYT article comparing India and China air pollution Emission Factor Tables from Heinsohn and Cimbala book |
Homework assignment - |
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| Week 4 | Dates 02/02-02/06 |
Lecture topics Emission factors (continued); Coriolis force, global wind patterns |
Reading Assignment Chapter 3 |
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Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos
Coriolis effect video, http://youtu.be/mcPs_OdQOYU Another Coriolis video, http://youtu.be/aeY9tY9vKgs Michael Mann polar vortex & global warming |
Homework assignment HW Set 2 - Due Friday 02/06 |
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| Week 5 | Dates 02/09-02/13 |
Lecture topics Coriolis force, global wind patterns, atmospheric stability |
Reading Assignment Chapter 3 (continued) |
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Slides - Meteorology and Lapse Rate Temperature inversion photo PSU stack during inversion A PSU stack during inversion B |
Homework assignment HW Set 3 - Due Friday 02/13 |
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| Week 6 | Dates 02/16-02/20 |
Lecture topics Plume dispersion, Gaussian plume model |
Reading Assignment Chapter 4 |
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Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos
Tables_for_Gaussian_Plume_Model.pdf PSU smokestack plume Electric_car_benefits_USAToday.pdf |
Homework assignment HW Set 4 - Due Friday 02/20 CDT_01_31_2015_Climate_Control.pdf |
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| Week 7 | Dates 02/23-02/27 |
Lecture topics Gaussian puff diffusion, steam vs. particle plumes, introduction to particulate air pollution |
Reading Assignment Chapter 5 |
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Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos Slides_Steam_vs_Particle.pdf Slides_Particles.pdf Supreme Court article (pdf) NYT_Cutting_Through_India.pdf |
Homework assignment HW Set 5 - Due Friday 02/27 |
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| Week 8 | Dates 03/02-03/06 |
Lecture topics Particle number concentration, aerosols, definitions |
Reading Assignment Chapter 6 |
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Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos
Cool_methane_sensing_camera.pdf Air_pollution_from _Indian_kilns.pdf NYT_air_pollution_and_children_health.pdf Bloomberg_fuel_cell_carbon_capture.pdf PSU_smoke_stack_very_vivid_A.jpg |
Homework assignment - |
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| Spring Break Week | Dates 03/09-03/13 |
Lecture topics NO LECTURES |
Reading Assignment NO READING |
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| Lecture notes (tablet PC) NO LECTURES |
Excel and Matlab files NO FILES |
Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos NO EXTRAS |
Homework assignment NO HOMEWORK |
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| Week 9 | Dates 03/16-03/20 |
Lecture topics Particle motion, equations, drag, settling speeds |
Reading Assignment Chapters 7 and 8 |
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Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos
NY Times - pollution in Paris NY Times - wind turbines in the sky Time - Worst place to breathe in America AIG - Chrisian viewpoint, global warming NY Times - Emissions leveling off The Hill - EPA ozone level revisions NYT - Obama cuts greenhouse gas emissions |
Homework assignment HW Set 6 - Due Friday 03/20 Problem 2 Article 1 Problem 2 Article 2 |
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| Week 10 | Dates 03/23-03/27 |
Lecture topics Gravimetric settling, inertial separation, curved ducts |
Reading Assignment Chapter 7 & 8 (continued) |
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Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos Examples of collapsed ducts Hughes Environmental Dust Buildup in Ducts Using concrete to sequester CO2 NY Times: Air pollution deaths = 7 Million NY Times: Uncertainty in climate change models McConnell challenges Obama - War on Coal LA Times: California's power storage problem |
Homework assignment HW Set 7 - Due Friday 03/27 |
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| Week 11 | Dates 03/30-04/03 |
Lecture topics Cyclone separators, air cleaners in series and parallel |
Reading Assignment Chapter 9 |
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Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos
NY Times: Methane Emission Reductions Biofuels and Climate Change Article NY Times: Air Pollution Warning in Britain US News: More politics over climate change. |
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| Week 12 | Dates 04/06-04/10 |
Lecture topics Cascade impactors, sampling with probes |
Reading Assignment Chapter 10 |
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Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos
PSU smoke stack |
Homework assignment HW Set 8 - Due Friday 04/10 |
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| Week 13 | Dates 04/13-04/17 |
Lecture topics Raindrops and spray towers, wet scrubbers |
Reading Assignment Chapter 10 |
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Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos
Woven filter wire cloth Activated carbon filters Two articles about CO2 emissions Baghouse_slides_from_Gita_Talmage.pdf |
Homework assignment HW Set 9 - Due Friday 04/17 hw_09_Problem_06_post.xls |
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| Week 14 | Dates 04/20-04/24 |
Lecture topics Air filters, baghouses, ESPs, intro to particle statistics |
Reading Assignment Chapter 11 |
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Excel and Matlab files
Sample Particle Statistics, Excel Sample Particle Statistics, pdf |
Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos
China's airpocalypse predictions (from Emily L.) NYT article - Climate change predictions NYT article - Measuring Africa's air pollution Biomass air pollution article, Inside Climate News (from Dylan R.) NYT article - 44 years of Earth Day Gainsville - 45 years of Earth Day MIT smokestack scrubber for CO2 NREL says 80% renewables is possible |
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| Week 15 | Dates 04/27-05/01 |
Lecture topics Particle statistics, cumulative distribution functions |
Reading Assignment Chapter 12 |
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Particle Statistics with cleaner, Excel |
Extra Stuff: Papers, Articles, and Videos
NYT article - More limits on air pollution from coal Biofiltration tanks John Cimbala with pile of chicken manure Penn State switch from coal to natural gas |
Homework assignment HW Set 10 - Due Wednesday 04/29 No late HW accepted after 5:00 p.m. on Friday hw_10_Problem_03_post.xls |
