Steady-State Drift Velocity
Equation
Input
Enter values in all but one input field and hit ENTER
v
∞
(m s
-1
)
d
me
(m)
δ
κ
λ
g
(m)
η
g
(kg m
-1
s
-1
)
F
(N)
Output
v
∞
= 0.00167367 m s
-1
Term List
v
∞
, Steady-State Velocity
d
me
, Mass-Equivalent Diameter
C
c
, Cunningham Slip Correction Factor
F
, Force
δ
, Porosity Factor
κ
, Envelope Shape Factor
η
g
, Dynamic Viscosity
λ
g
, Mean Free Path
Reference
{
Relationship given just before Equation 8.6 of N.A. Fuchs,
The Mechanics of Aerosols
, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1964, available as an Unabridged Dover (1989) republication.
,
,
Equation 9.77 of J. Seinfeld and S. Pandis,
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
, New York: Wiley, 2006.
}
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