General Dynamics Equations

The General Dynamics Equations describe changes in aerosols due to e.g. nucleation, coagulation and evaporation/condensation, processes which depend on local conditions such as temperatures and humidities.

Prakash et al., 2003 implemented a simple form of the equations in 1-D. Here, the general dynamics equations are coupled with flow and heat transfer equations enabling the solution of three-dimensional multi-physics aerosol processes in the open-source platform, OpenFOAM.

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References

Woo, M., Nishida, R. T., Schriefl, M. A., Stettler, M. E. J., & Boies, A. M. (2021), Open-source modelling of aerosol dynamics and computational fluid dynamics: Nodal method for nucleation, coagulation, and surface growth. Computer Physics Communications, 261, 107765.

Prakash, A., Bapat, A. P., & Zachariah, M. R. (2003). A simple numerical algorithm and software for solution of nucleation, surface growth, and coagulation problems. Aerosol Science & Technology, 37(11), 892-898.