Particle Deposition Mechanisms: Mass Diffusion Effect of Mass
The diffusivity as given by (3) and (4) is independent of particle
density, but heavy particles do not respond swiftly to the molecular impacts.
A time dependent analysis leads to
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(10)
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where , (10)
reduces to Equation (5). Aerosol Mean Free Path
The apparent mean free path for aerosol particles
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From the definition of stop distance it follows that
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(11)
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is of
the order of 10-6 cm for d < 5 μ. |