ISSN:
1572-9613
Keywords:
Inverse problem
;
agglomeration kinetics
;
scaling spectra
;
coagulation frequency
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The coagulation frequency is the key ingredient in the population balance (Smoluchowski) equation of coagulation kinetics. An inverse problem is formulated to extract the coagulation frequency from transient size distributions when these distributions are self-similar. Two numerical examples illustrate the procedure. The first demonstrates the inverse problem for the recovery of singular coagulation frequencies, while the second shows the procedure when self-similarity is approximate. Transient droplet coagulation experiments in a turbulent flow field have been performed. The resulting size distributions are observed to be self-similar. The inverse problem is used to determine the drop coagulation frequency. This frequency shows significant deviation from the coagulation frequencies derived from simple models of drop-drop interactions in a turbulent flow field.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01027303
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