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The method for determining the mechanical and adhesion characteristics of the particle-surface system based on a comparison of the results of particle size measurements by two independent methods – by the electric mobility of particles and by the diffusion method - was proposed and experimentally tested. In the first case, the particle size was established by an Electrostatic classifier of particle (model TSI EC 3071A), and in the second case, it was measured by a screen type diffusion battery (DB) (model TSI 3041). Iodobenzene, molybdenum oxide, and tungsten oxide aerosols with particle sizes ranging from 3.05 nm to 15.4 nm in diameter were used in the experiments. Experimental data on aerosol penetration through DB were used to calculate the average value of adhesion efficiency and thermal rebound parameters of particles. The adhesion characteristics of the particle-surface system: the Gamaker constant А and specific adhesion energy sP,S were determined by using the models of particle adhesion to a flat surface., Запропоновано та експериментально перевірено метод визначення механічних та адгезійних характеристик системи частинка-поверхня, заснований на порівнянні результатів вимірювання розмірів частинок двома незалежними методами – за електричною рухливістю частинок та дифузійним методом. У першому випадку розмір частинок встановлювався електростатичним класифікатором частинок (модель TSI EC 3071A), а в другому вимірювався дифузійною батареєю (ДБ) сіткового типу (модель TSI 3041). У дослідах використані аерозолі йодбензолу, оксиду молібдену та оксиду вольфраму з розміром частинок від 3,05 нм до 15,4 нм у діаметрі. Досвідчені дані по проскоку аерозолю через ДБ використано для розрахунку середнього значення ефективності адгезії та параметрів теплового відскоку частинок R. Із застосуванням моделей адгезії частинок до плоскої поверхні визначено адгезійні характеристики системи частка-поверхня: постійна Гамакера А та питома енергія адгезії sP,S.

The design of portable filtration device with electrostatic filter and description of its work, which provides the trapping efficiency about 99.5% and fractionation of the polydisperse aerosol to four fractions via particles’ electrical mobility, are presented. The samples of aerosol particles’ fractions are obtained under usual welding regimes by welding wire Св08Г2С in CO2 and their specific surface area, element and phase compositions, phase ratio and crystallite sizes are determined. The correlation between fraction’s element composition and its specific surface area is demonstrated – the iron content is decreased, and manganese and silicon contents are increased when specific surface area is increased. The polyphase content (Fe3O4, FeO, FeMn2O4 и a-Fe are determined) and presence of the monocrystal nanosized magnetite particles, wustite and iron-manganese spinel in the fraction samples are confirmed by the X-ray analysis. The silicon compounds in particles are in amorphous state. The possibility of utilization of the nanostructured aerosol particles are proposed as a result of experimental data analysis.

Amorphous oxide-based thin-film transistors (TFTs) have been applied to display and various next-generation applications. The amorphous oxide thin film has exhibited a higher electrical mobility and stability characteristics in recent decades. A multilayer thin-film structure has been fabricated and analyzed using amorphous Si-In-Zn-O (a-SIZO) and amorphous Si-Zn-Sn-O (a-SZTO) materials. The a-SIZO had a current value of more than 10−3 A without OFF-current (like metal) when fabricated as a single layer of thin film. The fabricated bilayer TFT shows an improved field effect mobility upon inserting the a-SIZO conductive semiconductor layer at the bottom. With the aforementioned architecture, we have achieved a mobility that is higher than 160 cm2/ $\text{V}\cdot \text{s}$ with a ${V}_{\textit {th}}$ shift of 1.19 V under negative bias temperature stress (NBTS) for an amorphous-based semiconducting multilayer TFT.

The quality of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies is largely determined by the stability of the applied technologies, which, to a large extent, depend on the constancy of particle sizes. In this regard, metrological problems arise that are associated both with measuring the dimensions of the microstructure of aerosols, suspensions and powders, and with ensuring the uniformity of measurements when transferring a unit of a physical quantity from a standard to working measuring instruments. The purpose of this work was to determine and calculate the error in transferring the size of a unit of length when measuring the diameter of nanoparticles.An analyzer of differential electric mobility of particles was determined as a reference measuring instrument for which the calculation was made. It allows the separation of aerosol particles based on the dependence of their electrical mobility on the particle size. In combination with a condensation particle counter, it allows you to scan an aerosol and build a particle size distribution function. This measurement method is the most accurate in the field of measuring the diameters of particles in aerosols, therefore, the error in the transmission of particle size must be set as for a standard.The paper describes the physical principles of measurement by this method and presents an equation for determining the diameter of nanoparticles. Based on this equation, the sources of non-excluded systematic error were identified. Also, an experimental method was used to determine the random component of the measurement error of nanoparticles and to calculate the error in transferring the size of a unit of length when measuring the diameter of nanoparticles.The obtained results will be used for metrological support of standard samples of particle size, ensuring traceability of measurements of aerosol particle counters and for aerosol research.

This paper proposes a technique to derive behavioral models for describing the mutual inductance between the coupled coils used in Wireless Power Transfer Systems for the electrical recharging of vehicles. These models describe analytically the dependence of the mutual inductance with respect to geometrical parameters related to the coils misalignments, to take into account the real operating conditions of such recharging systems. A Multi-Objective Genetic Programming (MOGP) algorithm has been adopted to discover behavioral models offering optimal trade-off between accuracy and complexity. The behavioral models are identified from a set of data evaluated by using literature analytical models and are then validated by using another set of such data and also by comparing the results with full 3D Finite Element numerical simulations.

A build-in data inversion method to retrieve aerosol size distributions based on the principle of particle electrical mobility has been introduced, whose required computational effort is low for a portable ultrafine particle sizer (PUPS). The PUPS is cost-effective for the measurements of the fine and ultrafine particles in polluted environments near-source (e.g., cities with high traffic density, freeways, airports or stationary combustion sources). The particle sizer is mainly composed of a unipolar charger, a plate differential mobility analyzer (PDMA), and a Faraday cup electrometer (FCE). The classification efficiencies of the PDMA are strongly dependent on the charging distribution of the unipolar charger, in which multiple charging is more significant than that for a bipolar charger. To reduce the excessive overlap in the kernel function caused by multiple charging, a guidance method for selecting the classification voltages and operating parameters of the PDMA is proposed with the help of MATLAB. Subsequently, a combination of the nonnegative least squares (NNLS) algorithm and post facto smoothing method has been employed to derive the discretized solution of the Fredholm integral equation of the first kind. In the end, the accuracy and stability of the proposed approach are tested under a range of particle size distribution scenarios. The synthesized data results show that for the unimodal aerosol distribution, almost all of the relative errors are less than 20 %, regardless of nonideal operating conditions. The inversion algorithm can be run on Cortex-M3, an ARM embedded chip for low-cost and low-power consumption applications. When a reasonable error range can be permitted, the inversion algorithm can meet the requirements of the PUPS.

Chemical vapor deposition has been highlighted as a promising tool for facile graphene growth in a large area. However, grain boundaries impose detrimental effects on the mechanical strength or electrical mobility of graphene. Here, we demonstrate that high-pressure hydrogen treatment in the preannealing step plays a key role in fast and large grain growth and leads to the successful synthesis of large grain graphene in 10 s. Large single grains with a maximum size of ∼160 μm grow by recrystallization of nanograins, but ∼1% areal coverage of nanograins remains with 28-30° misorientation angles. Our findings will provide insights into mass production of high-quality graphene.

Combustion and other high-temperature processes frequently result in the emission of aerosols in the form of polydisperse fractal-like aggregates made of condensed-phase nanoparticles (soot for instance). If certain conditions are met, the emitted aerosol particles are known to evolve into important cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) in the atmosphere. In this work, the hygroscopic parameter κ of complex morphology aggregates is calculated from the supersaturation-dependent activated fraction Fa=Fa(SS) in the frame of κ-Köhler theory. The particle size distribution is approximated with the morphology-corrected volume equivalent diameter calculated from the electrical mobility diameter by taking into account the diameter of the primary particle and the fractal dimension of the aggregate experimentally obtained from transmission electron microscopy measurements. Activation experiments are performed in water supersaturation conditions using a commercial CCN-100 condensation nuclei counter. The model is tested in close-to-ideal conditions of size-selected, isolated spherical particles (ammonium sulfate nanoparticles dispersed in nitrogen), then with complex polydisperse fractal-like aggregates (soot particles activated by exposure to ozone with κ as low as 5×10-5) that represent realistic anthropogenic emissions in the atmosphere.

In this study, Ga-doped ZnO thin films were prepared, and their potential for transparent conducting oxide applications was assessed. To increase the electrical mobility and reduce the resistance of Ga-doped ZnO thin films, CO₂ laser annealing was employed. Recently, the use of transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) have increased, particularly ZnO-based TCOs have been intensively investigated for display applications. To enhance the electrical and optical properties of ZnO thin films, Ga was used as a dopant. First, Ga-doped ZnO thin-film precursors were prepared by the sol-gel method. Subsequently, Ga-doped ZnO thin films were coated on glass substrates by spin coating. Electrical furnace treatment and rapid thermal annealing were employed to obtain and anneal a wurtzite ZnO based structure. The electrical and optical properties of the annealed thin films were optimized by varying the Ga doping concentration. Via Ga doping and optimized laser annealing, the resistivity of the ZnO film could be decreased from 16.32 Ω· cm to 0.45 Ω·cm; notably, the transmittance was similar (85%) in the 380-800 nm range. The transmittance properties of the films are not presented in this paper. Moreover, after an optical CO₂ laser annealing process, the conductivity of the films improved by more than 40 times. Furthermore, the electrical properties (mobility, resistivity, and bulk and sheet concentrations) of the CO₂-laser-annealed Ga-doped ZnO thin films were optimized.

Researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a study in an isolated zone of an underground mine to characterize aerosols generated by: (1) a diesel-powered personnel carrier vehicle operated over a simulated light-duty cycle and (2) the simulated repair of existing equipment using manual metal arc welding (MMAW). Both the diesel-powered vehicle and MMAW process contributed to concentrations of nano and ultrafine aerosols in the mine air. The welding process also contributed to aerosols with electrical mobility and aerodynamic mobility count median diameters of approximately 140 and 480 nm, respectively. The welding particles collected on the filters contained carbon, iron, manganese, calcium, and aluminum.

The number size distributions of submicron oil mist particles generated by three industrial metal (steel) machining processes—lathe machining, cutting, and grinding—were measured using an electrical mobility analyzer and an optical particle spectrometer. The measured number concentration of ultrafine particles (UFP; ~30 nm diameter) reached 107 particles cm–3 during each machining process. The condensation of thermally evaporated oil vapor was considered to be a major route of ultrafine particle generation during lathe machining and grinding, which used an oil-in-water emulsion and an insoluble lubricant oil, respectively. Cutting, which did not use lubricant oil, also produced a steep increase in the number concentration of UFP; these particles may have formed from residual oil-in-water emulsion on the surface of the workpiece after lathe machining. A simplified numerical simulation was used to quantify the particles arising from machining and leakage when the apparatus was opened. Although local ventilation effectively reduced the concentration of the oil mist in the apparatus and prevented the diffusion of this substance when the apparatus door was opened, leakage was observed when the workpieces were exchanged; this leakage was attributed to entrained particles on the workpieces. Hence, countermeasures to prevent entrained oil mist are necessary to improve the air quality in working environments.

[ES] En los últimos años los efectos del calentamiento global en la naturaleza son cada vez más notorios. Los parques naturales y áreas protegidas como la Albufera de Valencia, hogar de una gran diversidad de flora y fauna, no son la excepción. Pues afecta tanto a las condiciones de hábitat de la flora y fauna como a la función natural que cumple los humedales. Los cuales actúan como sumideros de gases de efecto invernadero a través de la asimilación fotosintética del dióxido de carbono (CO2) de la atmósfera, entre otros. Debido a ello, y a la contaminación de los usos productivos dentro de la Albufera y alrededores debido al crecimiento urbano e industrial durante años, han contribuido al estado prolongado de eutrofización del agua que sufre el parque natural. Por ello, y debido a la importancia ecológica de la Albufera, en el presente documento se lleva a cabo una planificación de la electrificación de los usos productivos para la conserva y recuperación del ecosistema natural. Pues la electricidad es un vector de energía más eficiente que la basada en combustibles. En el presente documento se analiza la situación actual de los dos principales usos productivos de la Albufera, el regadío de los campos de arroz y la navegación debido a la pesca y al turismo, y se desarrolla y aplica una metodología para la planificación de electrificación de los mismos. Para ello se recogen datos, se identifican casos tipo para favorecer la escalabilidad de los resultados y se dimensionan los usos productivos electrificados a nivel técnico-económico y ambiental. Posteriormente, se calcula la viabilidad económica y ambiental teniendo en cuenta los beneficios e inconvenientes de la electrificación. Finalmente, se analizan los resultados y se plantean una serie de modificaciones en la normativa y líneas de subvención para su impulso., [CA] En els últims anys els efectes del calfament global en la naturalesa són cada vegada més notoris. Els parcs naturals i àrees protegides com l'Albufera de València, llar d'una gran diversitat de flora i fauna, no són l'excepció. Perquè afecta tant les condicions d'hàbitat de la flora i fauna com a la funció natural que compleix els aiguamolls. Els quals actuen com a embornals de gasos d'efecte d'hivernacle a través de l'assimilació fotosintètica del diòxid de carboni (CO₂) de l'atmosfera, entre altres. A causa d'això, i a la contaminació dels usos productius dins de l'Albufera i voltants a causa del creixement urbà i industrial durant anys, han contribuït a l'estat prolongat d'eutrofització de l'aigua que pateix el parc natural. Per això, i a causa de la importància ecològica de l'Albufera, en el present document es duu a terme una planificació de l'electrificació dels usos productius per a la conserva i recuperació de l'ecosistema natural. Perquè l'electricitat correspon un vector d'energia mes eficient que la basada en combustibles. En el present document s'analitza la situació actual dels dos principals usos productius de l'Albufera, el regadiu dels camps d'arròs i la navegació a causa de la pesca i al turisme, i es desenvolupa i aplica una metodologia per a la planificació d'electrificació d'aquests. Per a això es recullen dades, s'identifiquen casos tipus per a afavorir l'escalabilitat dels resultats i es dimensionen els usos productius electrificats a nivell tecnicoeconòmic i ambiental. Posteriorment, es calcula la viabilitat econòmica i ambiental tenint en compte els beneficis i inconvenients de l'electrificació. Finalment, s'analitzen els resultats i es plantegen una sèrie de modificacions en la normativa i línies de subvenció per al seu impuls., [EN] In recent years, the effects of global warming on nature have become increasingly noticeable. Natural parks and protected areas such as the Albufera de Valencia, home to a great diversity of flora and fauna, are no exception. It affects both the habitat conditions of flora and fauna and the natural function of wetlands. Wetlands act as greenhouse gas sinks through the photosynthetic assimilation of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, among other things. Due to this, and the pollution from productive uses in and around the Albufera due to urban and industrial growth over the years, they have contributed to the prolonged state of water eutrophication suffered by the natural park. For this reason, and due to the ecological importance of the Albufera, this document plans the electrification of productive uses for the conservation and recovery of the natural ecosystem. Electricity is a more efficient energy vector than fuel-based energy. This document analyses the current situation of the two main productive uses of the Albufera, the irrigation of the rice fields and navigation due to fishing and tourism and develops and applies a methodology for planning the electrification of these uses. To this end, data is collected, typical cases are identified to favour the scalability of the results and the productive uses electrified are dimensioned at a technical-economic and environmental level. Subsequently, the economic and environmental viability is calculated, taking into account the benefits and drawbacks of electrification. Finally, the results are analysed and a series of modifications to regulations and subsidy lines are proposed to promote them.

Concentric-cylindrical electrical condensers, commonly employed in laboratory research work to precipitate charged aerosol particles (electrostatic precipitator, ESP), can also be used to measure the mean electric mobility of the aerosol and to estimate its mobility distribution. A theoretical research has been carried out to describe the performance of an ESP and its application to the determination of aerosol mobility distribution. Two main equations have been derived: the transfer function, i.e. the probability that a particle of a given mobility is transmitted through the ESP; and, from it, the basic equation describing the performance of the precipitator, the penetration–voltage equation. These equations are valid for whatever shape of the flow velocity profile. MonteCarlo simulations have been carried out to compute the penetration–voltage curve and found to be in excellent agreement with the analytical equations. The parameters (geometric mean and standard deviation) of aerosols with lognormal mobility distributions can be estimated with certain accuracy as long as the distribution width is not too large. Finally, the effect of Brownian diffusion (not taken into account in the theoretical model) has been considered in the MonteCarlo simulations and found to be negligible provided that proper ESP geometric dimensions and aerosol flow rate are used.

To evaluate the collection efficiency of water spray on the release of airborne composite particles during grinding of composite materials. Composite sticks (L:35 mm × W:5.4 mm × H:1.6 mm) of seven commercial dental composites were ground with a rough diamond bur (grain size 100 μm, speed 200,000 rpm). All experiments were performed in an enclosed 1-m3 chamber with low particulate background (< 1,000 #/cm3), and airborne particles were evaluated based on their electrical mobility. The number size distribution was determined by scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS). Particles were collected by an electrostatic precipitator (ESP), and were ultramorphologically and chemically analyzed by a transmission electron microscope equipped with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (TEM-EDS). SMPS measurements confirmed that both dry and wet grinding generated high concentrations of nanoparticles particles with the highest concentration recorded during the last minute of grinding (1.80 × 106 − 3.29 × 106#/cm3), after which a gradual decline in particle concentration took place. Nevertheless, grinding with water spray resulted in a significant reduction of the number of released particles (5.6 × 105 − 1.37 × 106#/cm3). The smallest particle diameter was recorded during the last minute of grinding followed by a continuous growth for every next measurement. TEM of composite dust revealed a high concentration of particles varying in both size and shape. Regardless of whether the water cooling spray system was used during bur manipulation of composite materials, predominately nanoparticles were released. However, the particle concentrations were significantly decreased with water spray. Clinical relevance: Since water spray might not be sufficient in nanoparticle collection, special care should be taken to prevent inhalation of composite dust.

The chief characteristics of electric buses in terms of efficiency, environmental friendliness, and convenience for passengers are analyzed. It makes it possible to speak of advantages of electric transport compared with transportation means on traditional fuels. Considering the issue of rational application of electric buses in cities, it is possible to rely on European cities’ positive experience. Ever more and more of developed countries all over the world use ecological transport in the urban transportation networks. On the example of the studied Polish cities, namely Katowice, a positive trend in the growth of electric buses application in the city’s transportation grid can be observed, which enables the authors to conclude that the city of Kharkiv alsohas a great technical potential for introducing electric buses to the city routes network. Electric buses are already starting to appear in several cities of Ukraine in the transport network, but it is necessary to increase the percentage of ecological buses, to develop certain concepts and strategies to increase this type of transport., Аналізуються головні характеристики електричних автобусів з точки зору енергоефективності, екологічності, зручності для пасажирів. Це дає змогу говорити про перевагу екологічних транспортних засобів перед транспортними засобами на традиційному виді палива. Розглядаючи питання раціонального використання електроавтобусів у містах, можна посилатись на позитивний досвід європейських міст. Все більше і більше розвинутих країн всього світу використовують на міській мережі екологічний транспорт. На прикладі розглянутих польських міст, зокрема міста Катовіце, простежується позитивна тенденція збільшення числа електричних автобусів на транспортній мережі міста, що дає змогу говорити, що місто Харків також має великий технічний потенціал для впровадження електричних автобусів у міську маршрутну мережу.

Nanoparticles can absorb water to grow up and this will affect the light scattering behavior, cloud condensation nuclei properties, lifetime, and chemical reactivity of these particles. Current techniques usually assume the shapes of nanoparticles to be spherical in calculation of aerosol liquid water content (ALWC), which may result in large uncertainties when the shapes of nanoparticles show large deviations to the spherical assumptions. Furthermore, current techniques are also difficult to identify the intermolecular chemical interactions of phase transition micro-dynamics during nanoparticle deliquescence process because their limited temporal resolutions are unable to capture the complex femtosecond-level intermediate states. In this study, the hygroscopic growth properties of nanoparticles with electrical mobility diameter of approximately 100 nm and their phase transition interaction dynamics on molecular scale are characterized on real time by using the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and the two-dimensional correlation infrared (2D-IR) spectroscopic techniques. With the FTIR spectroscopy, we develop a novel real-time method for ALWC by constructing the absorption spectra of liquid water, and realized real-time measurements of water content and dry nanoparticle mass to characterize the hygroscopic growth factors (GF) which show discrepancies to the extended aerosol inorganics model (E-AIM). We further explore the difference that the deliquescence points of sodium nitrate (SN) and oxalic acid (OA) compounds are lower than that of AS by using the 2D-IR spectroscopic analysis technique. We also identify the occurrence sequential order of the hydration interactions and investigate the dynamic deliquescence process of the functional groups for AS and its mixture compounds. Both SN and OA compounds lower the deliquescence point of AS, but only AN can change the hydrolysis reaction mechanism for AS in AS/AN and AS/OA mixtures. This study can not only provide important information with respect to the difference in phase transition point under different conditions, but also improve current understanding of the chemical interaction mechanism between nanoparticles (particularly for organic particles) and medium, which is of great significance for haze control across China.

Basic conventional production processes, such as arc welding or forming, are more or less thoroughly investigated, reliable process guidelines have been developed and trained engineers are available. This allows them to be put into use usually fast, thus facilitating a wide application. The usage of electromagnetic pulse processes, on the contrary, still lacks a broad propagation. Despite having a history reaching back several decades, these processes are mostly limited to niche applications. Admittedly, theoretical considerations have been made and various experiments have been carried out. However, when a given joining or forming task needs to be realized with electro-magnetic force, a huge invest is necessary even before the first part is made. This involves the design of the machine, especially of the tool coil, as well as the design of the workpieces to be processed. In industrial environmentsthis challenge is tackled step by step: After the theoretical product concept in close collaboration with the customer, numerical and experimental trials are carried out. In many cases, iterations are necessary and both geometry and process are optimized. The experimental trials can be conducted with universal sheet welding tool coils or tube compression tool coils with custom field shapers. This procedure allows keeping the prototyping costs low, but at the same time provides valid information on the feasibility in general, the requirements to the workpieces, the design of the tool coil and the properties of the pulse generator. Subsequently, the tool coil is designed and manufactured according to the prior findings. The pulse generator as modular component is assembled and adapted to the customer’s requirements. The iterative product and process design is the most important phase of the whole procedure, which is in accordance with good project management. It significantly lowers the risk of an expensive project cancellation during the late steps.

Many countries strongly support electric propulsion for various fields of transportation, be it people or goods on land, at sea or in the air. Although electric drive systems appear much simpler than (internal) combustion systems, they exhibit their own challenging development tasks. This becomes obvious when an ever-increasing efficiency, performance or production rate is required, just to name a few. The new challenges can be tackled with the help of new electromagnetic manufacturing processes. High speed processes with their well-known unique capabilities offer promising approaches. However, development is required in order to deliver the required performance. High-speed forming with electromagnetic tools allows the production of sharp-edged battery housings. For body panels, sharp edges are mainly a design feature. For batteries, however, sharp edges allow for an almost ideally rectangular housing, enabling a higher energy density. Increases in the range of up to 10 % are achievable. When it comes to packaging, the liquid cooling and heating of battery packs is of equally large importance. The channels for the medium must not consume too much space. The integration of channels inside the aluminium or steel frame of the battery pack is a promising approach. Due to the high welding speeds of up to 500 mm per second at optimum conditions and at the same time the ability to weld aluminium to aluminium or even steel without any loss in strength, electromagnetic pulse welding offers a promising solution. The conduction of high electrical currents with for example the strong demand to save weight and thus use as little material as possible also requires new processes. Electromagnetic pulse welding of aluminium to aluminium and aluminium to copper is well known, investigated and already used in mass production. However, this is suitable for bus bars only. The connection of terminals to cables is mostly done by crimping. Using a pulsed force for crimping improves the compaction and thus the resistance of the joint, especially of cables with large cross sections. This allows for smaller connectors and reduced cable cross sections.

The Aerodynamic Aerosol Classifier (AAC) is a novel instrument that size-selects aerosol particles based on their mechanical mobility. So far, the application of an AAC for Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN) activity analysis of aerosols has yet to be explored. Traditionally, a Differential Mobility Analyzer (DMA) is used for aerosol classification in a CCN experimental setup. A DMA classifies particles based on their electrical mobility. Substituting the DMA with an AAC can eliminate multiple charging artifacts as classification using an AAC does not require particle charging. In this work, we describe an AAC-based CCN experimental setup and CCN analysis method. We also discuss and develop equations to quantify the uncertainties associated with aerosol particle sizing. To do so, we extend the AAC transfer function analysis and calculate the measurement uncertainties of the aerodynamic diameter from the resolution of the AAC. The analyses framework has been packaged into a Python-based CCN Analysis Tool (PyCAT 1.0) open-source code, which is available on GitHub for public use. Results show that the AAC size-selects robustly (AAC resolution is 10.1, diffusion losses are minimal and particle transmission is high) at larger aerodynamic diameters (≥∼85 nm). The size-resolved activation ratio is ideally sigmoidal since no charge corrections are required. Moreover, the uncertainties in the critical particle aerodynamic diameter at a given supersaturation canpropagate through droplet activation and the subsequent uncertainties with respect to the single-hygroscopicity parameter (κ) are reported. For a known aerosol such as sucrose, theκderived from the critical dry aerodynamic diameter can be up to ∼50 % different from the theoretical κ. In this work, we do additional measurements to obtain dynamic shape factor information and convert the sucrose aerodynamic to volume equivalent diameter. The volume equivalent diameter applied to κ- Köhler theory improves the agreement between measured and theoretical κ. Given the limitations of the coupled AAC-CCN experimental setup, this setup is best used for low hygroscopicity aerosol (κ ≤ 0.2) CCN measurements.