The purpose of this project is to determine the conditions in which transpiration may be used to avoid deposition of small particles. The application of this work is the control of the deposition of small particles over a surface kept at a temperature below the melting point of compounds likely to exist in the combustion products. A combined experimental and theoretical research program will be carried out to evaluate the concept of transpiration as a deposition control strategy. A first order theory will be refined by introducing an appropriate turbulence model. The experimental program is designed to evaluate and refine the theoretical model under conditions which provide the correct Reynolds and Stokes numbers. The experimental set up consists of a wind tunnel containing a flat porous transpired section. The measurements will determine the distribution of velocity and of particles concentration in the boundary layer. The experiments will be conducted with different particle sizes under conditions simulating gas turbine conditions.