Drag Force (Acceleration Force) for a Stokesian Particle
Equation
Input
Enter values in all but one input field and hit ENTER
F
drag
(N)
d
me
(m)
δ
κ
λ
g
(m)
η
g
(kg m
-1
s
-1
)
v
(m s
-1
)
Output
F
drag
= 5.97488 × 10
-15
N
Term List
F
drag
, Drag Force
d
me
, Mass-Equivalent Diameter
v
, Velocity
C
c
, Cunningham Slip Correction Factor
δ
, Porosity Factor
κ
, Envelope Shape Factor
η
g
, Dynamic Viscosity
λ
g
, Mean Free Path
Reference
{
Equations 6.3, 7.1, 7.4, 8.5, and 10.1 of N.A. Fuchs,
The Mechanics of Aerosols
, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1964, available as an Unabridged Dover (1989) republication.
,
,
Equation 8.32 of J. Seinfeld and S. Pandis,
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
, New York: Wiley, 1998.
,
,
Equation 9.32 of J. Seinfeld and S. Pandis,
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
, New York: Wiley, 2006.
}
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