Terminal Settling Velocity (aka Gravitational Field Drift Velocity)
Equation
Input
Enter values in all but one input field and hit ENTER
v
grav,∞
(m s
-1
)
τ
(s)
G
(m s
-2
)
Output
v
grav,∞
= 8.59684 × 10
-7
m s
-1
Term List
v
grav,∞
, Terminal Settling Velocity (aka Gravitational-Field Drift Velocity)
τ
, Relaxation Time
G
, Acceleration due to Gravity
Reference
{
Equation 7.3 of N.A. Fuchs,
The Mechanics of Aerosols
, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1964, available as an Unabridged Dover (1989) republication.
,
,
Equation 9.42 of J. Seinfeld and S. Pandis,
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
, New York: Wiley, 2006.
}
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