The In-Tox Products (I.T.P.) Lovelace Nebulizer can be used as an aerosol source in a variety of toxicology testing and environmental research purposes. This nebulizer is known for its widespread laboratory uses for aerosolizing liquid solutions and suspensions. The I.T.P. Lovelace Nebulizer was patterned after that described by Mercer et.al. (AIHAJ 29:66-78 1968) The Lovelace Nebulizer is a compressed air operated nebulizer that produces a high concentration of aerosolized droplets with a minimum flow of air. The output of this nebulizer is sufficient enough to permit operation of laboratory aerosol experiments and nose-only inhalation exposure chambers at concentrations useful for toxicology studies. The outer nebulizer housing provides a baffle chamber and a reservoir that holds liquid to be nebulized in the lower end. A jet assembly produces the air blast that atomizes the liquid drawn from the reservoir. Primary and secondary baffles control the size of the droplets produced by the nebulizer. An outlet tube in the top of the nebulizer provides an outlet from the atomized droplets.
Stock # 01-100 Lovelace Nebulizer
Stock # 01-101 Lovelace Nebulizer Control Unit
Stock # 01-109 Lovelace Nebulizer Replacement O-Ring Kit
Stock # 01-110 Lovelace Nebulizer Large Bottom Cup
Technical Specifications
Lovelace Nebulizer Data - Air Pressure
| |
20 psi |
30 psi |
40 psi |
| Air Flow Rate (1) |
1.34 |
1.81 |
2.28 |
| Total Aerosol Output (2) |
68 |
51 |
45 |
| Evaporated Water Rate (3) |
15 |
20 |
21 |
| Droplet Diameter (4) |
6.9 |
4.7 |
3.1 |
| Geometric Std. Deviation (5) |
1.7 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
1. Nebulizer flow rate in liters per minute
2. Rate of liquid atomization in micro-liters per liter of air.
3. Rate of water evaporation in micro-liters per liter of air.
4. Volume median diameter of droplet spray in microns.
5. Droplet spray size distribution geometric standard deviation.
