pyrcel.thermo.dv¶
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pyrcel.thermo.
dv
(T, r, P, accom=1.0)¶ Diffusivity of water vapor in air, modified for non-continuum effects.
The diffusivity of water vapor in air as a function of temperature and pressure is given by
\[\begin{equation} D_v = 10^{-4}\frac{0.211}{P}\left(\frac{T}{273}\right)^{1.94} \tag{SP2006, 17.61} \end{equation}\]where \(P\) is in atm [SP2006]. Aerosols much smaller than the mean free path of the air surrounding them (\(K_n >> 1\)) perturb the flow around them moreso than larger particles, which affects this value. We account for corrections to \(D_v\) in the non-continuum regime via the parameterization
\[\begin{equation} D'_v = \frac{D_v}{1+ \frac{D_v}{\alpha_c r} \left(\frac{2\pi M_w}{RT}\right)^{1/2}} \tag{SP2006, 17.62} \end{equation}\]where \(\alpha_c\) is the condensation coefficient (
constants.ac
).Parameters: - T : float
ambient temperature of air surrounding droplets, K
- r : float
radius of aerosol/droplet, m
- P : float
ambient pressure of surrounding air, Pa
- accom : float, optional (default=:const:constants.ac)
condensation coefficient
Returns: - float
\(D'_v(T, r, P)\) in m^2/s
See also
dv_cont
- neglecting correction for non-continuum effects
References
[SP2006] Seinfeld, John H, and Spyros N Pandis. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change. Vol. 2nd. Wiley, 2006.