The formulas for estimation of visibility range in aerosol environment
The results of experimental studies of the range of visibility in aerosol are presented. We considered two types of aerosol-formed by the combustion of powder and the evaporation of glycol solution in water. Studies were carried out by the method of «disappearance of the object». An appropriate experimental setup was used to carry out the research. As a result, the dependences of the aerosol mass concentration on optical density D and the visibility range L on optical density D and mass concentration Q of aerosol are obtained. It is shown that the object of protection in the aerosol when illuminated from behind or from the side is observed further than when illuminated by the observer. The obtained ratios L = f (Q), Q = f (D), or L = f (D) will be useful in testing aerosol means non-lethal effects on violators, as well as in mathematical modeling of the formulation of optically opaque aerosol screens in protected areas.