Abstract
A quantitative study of nucleation in vapor mixtures of ethanol and water near 273°C is presented. First, Reiss' theory of binary nucleation is reexamined. The theory is modified slightly in order to yield the proper limit for homogeneous nucleation in a one-component system. Moreover, a corrected expression for the equilibrium concentration of mixed clusters is derived. Calculations of the critical vapor activities needed to produce a visible condensate are presented and compared with the results of Flood's cloud chamber experiments. The agreement is only fair, but qualitative accord is found.
Recommended Citation
G. Wilemski, "Binary Nucleation. I. Theory Applied to Water-Ethanol Vapors," Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 62, no. 9, pp. 3763 - 3771, American Institute of Physics (AIP), May 1975.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.430945
Department(s)
Physics
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0021-9606
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1975 American Institute of Physics (AIP), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 May 1975
