Summary
Stored aerosols belonging to the Aitken nucleus size range are investigated both experimentally and theoretically. Using the exhaustion method of diffusion, it is found that they tend to be composed of particles of different size ranges. The processes of sedimentation, diffusion and coagulation of aerosols in closed containers are discussed in the light of the results. It is considered that turbulence affects the results obtained.
Zusammenfassung
Gespeicherte Aerosole von der Größenordnung von Aitken-Kernen werden experimentell und theoretisch untersucht. Bei Benützung der Diffusionsmethode durch Evakuierung wird festgestellt, daß die Aerosole die Tendenz zeigen, sich aus Partikeln verschiedener Größenordnung zusammenzusetzen. Die Vorgänge der Sedimentation, Diffusion und Koagulation von Aerosolen in geschlossenen Behältern werden im Lichte der Meßresultate diskutiert; dabei wird auch die Wirkung von Turbulenz berücksichtigt.
Résumé
L'auteur examine, des points de vue expérimental et théorique, des aérosols conservés de l'ordre de grandeur des noyaux de Aitken. En utilisant la méthode de diffusion par evacuation, on constate que les dits aérosols ont la tendance à se composer de particules de différents ordres de grandeur. Sur la base des résultats obtenus, l'auteur discute les phénomènes de la sédimentation, de la diffusion et de la coagulation des aérosols en vase clos. Il tient compte alors des effets de la turbulence.
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McGreevy, G. Time variation of the size-distribution of stored condensation nuclei. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biokl. A. 14, 37–54 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02247754
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