Aerosol Kinetics
Buoyancy Effects
For small particles in liquids, the buoyancy effect must be included. Thus Equation (1) is
replaced by
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(16)
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where mf is the mass equivalent volume fluid given as
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(17)
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and ma is the apparent mass with ρƒ being the fluid density. For spherical particles,
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Keeping the same definition for particle relaxation time as given by Equation (3),
Equation (2) may be restated as
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(18)
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The expression for the terminal velocity then becomes
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(19)
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Note that the Basset force and the memory effects are neglected in this analysis.
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