**Modeling Aerosol Processes**

consolidated into pellets of 6-mm diameter and 6–8-mm long. Densities as high as 97% were achieved by hot pressing at temperatures of 0.42Tm to 0.48Tm. Microstructures of the consoli‐ dates consist of nanometer-sized grains (40 nm). Hardness measurements indicate hardness values 4 times that of conventional tungsten. A 100% densification was achieved by hipping the samples. Work is underway to test the mechanical properties of the fully dense consolidates

The improvement in mechanical properties of the materials produced by flame synthesis, and the experimental results showing the effectiveness of the encapsulation method to control agglomeration and purity warrant further investigation. Consequently, the following chapters are devoted to studying particle formation and encapsulation processes in two-component aerosols. A mathematical model that describes the dynamics of the aerosol will be developed and the solution of that model will provide a description of the evolution of the particles, the dominant variables controlling the processes, and the desired methodology to optimize the

under high strain rate conditions.

34 Montecarlo Simulation of Two Component Aerosol Processes

encapsulation process.

**Author details**

Jose Ignacio Huertas

Address all correspondence to: jhuertas@itesm.mx

Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico

## **Chapter 3**
