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15.3.3 Stokes-Cunningham Drag Law

For sub-micron particles, a form of Stokes' drag law is available [ 261]. In this case, $F_D$ is defined as


 F_D = \frac{18 \mu}{{d_p}^2 \rho_p C_c} (15.3-5)

The factor $C_c$ is the Cunningham correction to Stokes' drag law , which you can compute from


 C_c = 1 + \frac{2 \lambda}{d_p} (1.257 + 0.4 e^{-(1.1 d_p/2\lambda)}) (15.3-6)

where $\lambda$ is the molecular mean free path.


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