TY - JOUR
TI - Brownian coagulation of aerosols in transition regime
AU - Chen Zhong-Li
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2012
VL - 16
IS - 5
SP - 1362
EP - 1366
PT - Article
AB - The collision efficiency of Brownian coagulation for monodisperse aerosol  particles in the transition regime is considered. A new expression for  collision efficiency is proposed taking into account the influence of  tangential relative motion when two particles get close enough during the  diffusion process. The breakaway point from which the theory of near  continuum regime no longer applies can thus be obtained easily. A comparison  with experimental measurements shows the accuracy of the results predicted by  the new theory.