Published June 1988
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Journal Article
A discrete-sectional solution to the aerosol dynamic equation
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- Wu, Jin Jwang
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Flagan, Richard C.
Abstract
A discrete-sectional model is presented that can simulate the simulate the aerosol evolution associated with fast chemical reactions. The mechanisms of coagulation, evaporation, and chemical reactions are treated in this model. Test calculations were performed to examine the sensitivity of the resulting number concentration and size distribution to the breakpoint between the discrete and the sectional regime, k, and the number of sections, M, used. The numerical diffusion problem in this model due to the condensational growth was also examined. Simulations of refractory particle formation and growth in aerosol reactors by gas-phase chemical reactions were in good agreement with previous experimental observations.
Additional Information
© 1988 Published by Elsevier. This work was supported by the Program in Advanced Technologies of the California Institute of Technology, sponsored by Aerojet General, General Motors, GTE and TRW. The stimulating discussions with Dr. John H. Seinfeld are highly acknowledged. Also, thanks are extended to Hung V. Nguyen for checking the derivations and the manuscript.Additional details
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- 120978
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20230418-318405000.14
- Program in Advanced Technologies, Caltech
- Aerojet General
- General Motors
- GTE
- TRW
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