Accession Number:
AD0758277
Title:
Weak Condensation Shocks and the High Activation Limit.
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.,
Corporate Author:
LEHIGH UNIV BETHLEHEM PA CENTER FOR THE APPLICATION OF MATHEMATICS
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Report Date:
1973-02-01
Pagination or Media Count:
29.0
Abstract:
TION Limit.Technical rept.,Blythe,P. A. Shih,C. J. CAM-110-26DAAD05-69-C-0053THEMIS-65BRLCR-90nucleation, nozzle gas flow, condensation, nozzle gas flow, heat of activation, vapors, shock waves, numerical analysissupersaturationNear-equilibrium nozzle flows of a condensible vapor are considered in the high activation limit for homogeneous nucleation. It is shown that the collapse of the supersaturated state is preceded by a precursor zone whose structure is dominated by droplet production. The subsequent droplet growth leads to a collapse which is governed by a weak condensation shock. A definite criterion is obtained for the position of this shock. Unique similarity forms for the solutions within the precursor zone and the shock zone are found. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Physical Chemistry
- Fluid Mechanics