Revised parametrization of the Dillmann-Meier theory of homogeneous nucleation

A. Laaksonen, I. J. Ford, and M. Kulmala
Phys. Rev. E 49, 5517 – Published 1 June 1994
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Abstract

The Dillmann-Meier theory of homogeneous nucleation in its original form contains an inconsistency which can be removed by taking into account imperfect vapor effects. The predicted nucleation rates of the corrected model are much larger than those of the original model. Agreement between theory and experiment can be restored, however, by a revised parametrization of the model, involving only one free parameter τ. Models suggest a range of possible values for this parameter, with τ=0 yielding good agreement between predictions and data for n-nonane, water, and the lower alcohols. This value is characteristic of a class of nucleation models which includes the classical theory and a self-consistent derivative, modified to incorporate a size-dependent surface tension.

  • Received 1 March 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.49.5517

©1994 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

A. Laaksonen, I. J. Ford, and M. Kulmala

  • Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 9, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
  • Theoretical Studies Department, AEA Industrial Technology, B424.4, Harwell Laboratory, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0RA, United Kingdom

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Vol. 49, Iss. 6 — June 1994

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