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The impact of convective flow on thermal diffusion cloud chamber operation
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Richard H. Heist, Fairfield University
  • Frank Ferguson
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2001
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Abstract

We report here new results that further elucidate the role of buoyancy-driven convective flows in determining the distribution of vapor mole fraction and temperature in the thermal diffusion cloud chamber. A two-dimensional model describing both diffusion and convection in the presence of chamber sidewalls is presented. The model equations are used to analyze 1-butanol and 1-pentanol nucleation data obtained earlier. The results of the investigation show that convective flow is nearly always present and, in the cases considered here, result in a reduction in the value of the calculated critical supersaturation (as compared to the one-dimensional case). The dependence of critical supersaturation with total pressure reported earlier is smaller but is not eliminated.

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Published Citation
Ferguson, F., & Heist, R. H. (2001). The impact of convective flow on thermal diffusion cloud chamber operation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 105(47), 11828-11833. doi:10.1021/jp011863x.
DOI
10.1021/jp011863x
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Citation Information
Richard H. Heist and Frank Ferguson. "The impact of convective flow on thermal diffusion cloud chamber operation" The Journal of Physical Chemistry B Vol. 105 Iss. 47 (2001)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/richard-heist/45/