Modeling of Loose Contamination Scenarios to Predict the Amount of Contamination Removed

Authors

Duriem Calderin Morales, Florida International UniversityFollow

Document Type

Thesis

Major/Program

Biomedical Engineering

First Advisor's Name

Anthony McGoron

First Advisor's Committee Title

Committee Chair

Second Advisor's Name

Leonel E. Lagos

Third Advisor's Name

Chenzhong Li

Keywords

wipes, loose contamination, removal, predict

Date of Defense

7-13-2010

Abstract

The objective of this research is to evaluate the influence of the factors identified by the Johnson, Kendall and Robert’s theory that affect the strength of the detachment force necessary to remove a particle of contaminant from a surface, and the roughness of the surface in which the contaminant is present, on predicting the efficiency of removal of loose contamination. Two methods were used to reach this objective: the first method consisted of quantifying the contamination by weight and the second method of quantifying the contamination by counting alpha and gamma particles. As a result, it was determined that for particles of 5 μm, the interaction between contaminant-wipe and contaminant-surface were significant. However, for particles between 37-149 μm, the contaminant-surface interaction was the only significant interaction affecting the amount of contamination removed. The results obtained were already used at a contaminated site, confirming the prediction of contamination removed

Identifier

FI10080409

Recommended Citation

Calderin Morales, Duriem, "Modeling of Loose Contamination Scenarios to Predict the Amount of Contamination Removed" (2010). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 228.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/228