Experimental and theoretical study of condensation in multicomponent mixtures: Quarterly report No. 11, 15 August 1986-14 November 1986

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5919469

Frish, M B; Waterhouse, R; Wilemski, G

This report covers work performed during the eleventh quarter of a multi-year program to study condensation in multi-component vapors. The program is primarily experimental, but a significant amount of theoretical work is also being performed. The experiments are studying the homogeneous nucleation and subsequent growth of mixed clusters formed during supersonic expansion of gas mixtures containing mutually condensible species. Herein we describe newly developed data analysis procedures for determining particle sizes and number densities throughout the region of the nozzle where vapor condenses rapidly. These are the first experiments capable of obtaining this information without resorting to theoretical models and approximations.

• Research Organization: Physical Sciences, Inc., Andover, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-84ER13154
• OSTI ID: 5919469
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/13154-11; PSI-TR-154/710; ON: DE88000897
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400201* -- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
COHERENT SCATTERING
DATA ANALYSIS
DENSITY
EQUATIONS
FLUID FLOW
LIGHT SCATTERING
NOZZLES
NUCLEATION
PARTICLE SIZE
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RAYLEIGH SCATTERING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SCATTERING
SIZE
SUPERSONIC FLOW
VAPOR CONDENSATION