Efforts are underway in the Surface and Microanalysis Science Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to study trace aerodynamic sampling of contraband materials (explosives or narcotics) in non-contact trace detection systems. Trace detection systems are designed to screen people, personal items, and cargo for particles that have contaminated surfaces. In a typical implementation of people screening, a human subject walks into a confined space where they are interrogated by a series of pulsed air jets and are screened for contraband materials by a chemical analyzer. The screening process requires particle and vapor removal, transport, collection, desorption, and detection. Aerodynamic sampling is the critical front-end process for effective detection. In this paper, a number of visualization techniques are employed to study non-contact aerodynamic sampling in detail. Particle lift-off and removal is visualized using high-speed videography, transport of air and particles by laser light scattering, and desorption surface heating and cooling patterns by infrared thermography. These tools are used to identify sampling inefficiencies and may be used to study next-generation screening approaches for aerodynamic sampling of particles and vapors.
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ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting collocated with 8th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels
August 1–5, 2010
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Conference Sponsors:
- Fluids Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4949-1
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Flow Visualization Techniques for the Evaluation of Non-Contact Trace Contraband Detectors Available to Purchase
Matthew Staymates,
Matthew Staymates
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
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Greg Gillen,
Greg Gillen
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
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Richard Lareau,
Richard Lareau
Transportation Security Lab, Atlantic City, NJ
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Robert Fletcher
Robert Fletcher
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
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Matthew Staymates
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Greg Gillen
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Wayne Smith
DDL OMNI Engineering, McLean, VA
Richard Lareau
Transportation Security Lab, Atlantic City, NJ
Robert Fletcher
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Paper No:
FEDSM-ICNMM2010-31028, pp. 203-209; 7 pages
Published Online:
March 1, 2011
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Staymates, M, Gillen, G, Smith, W, Lareau, R, & Fletcher, R. "Flow Visualization Techniques for the Evaluation of Non-Contact Trace Contraband Detectors." Proceedings of the ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting collocated with 8th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels. ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting: Volume 2, Fora. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. August 1–5, 2010. pp. 203-209. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM-ICNMM2010-31028
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