- Author
- Mulholland, G. W. | Baum, H. R.
- Title
- Effect of Initial Size Distribution on Aerosol Coagulation.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
- Physical Rview Letters, Vol. 45, No. 9, 761-763, September 1, 1980
- Keywords
- aerosol coagulation | size distribution
- Abstract
- The effect of particle conagulation on an erosol with a truncated Junge initial size distribution was calculated for arbitrary particle size and time by obtaining an exact analytical solution ot the Smoluchowski equation. The solution exhibts a crossover from the Junge form to an asymptotic exponential form. The persistence of a Jung-type size distribution for atmospheric aerosols and smoke aerosols is shown to be consistent with coagulation theory.