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General equations for the motions of ice crystals and water drops in gravitational and electric fieldsGeneral equations for the Reynolds number of a variety of types of ice crystals and water drops are given in terms of the Davies, Bond, and Knudsen numbers. The equations are in terms of the basic physical parameters of the system and are valid for calculating velocities in gravitational and electric fields over a very wide range of sizes and atmospheric conditions. The equations are asymptotically matched at the bottom and top of the size spectrum, useful when checking large computer codes. A numerical system for specifying the dimensional properties of ice crystals is introduced. Within the limits imposed by such variables as particle density, which have large deviations, the accuracy of velocities appears to be within 10 percent over the entire range of sizes of interest.
Document ID
19890040933
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Nisbet, John S.
(Pennsylvania State University University Park, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Annales Geophysicae
Volume: 7
ISSN: 0980-8752
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
89A28304
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-39-009-003
Distribution Limits
Public
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