Condensation Coefficient Measurement for Water in the UMR Cloud Simulation Chamber

Author

Donald E. Hagen, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
John L. Schmitt, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Max B. Trueblood, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
John C. Carstens, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Daniel R. White, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Darryl J. Alofs, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

A systematic series of condensation coefficient measurements of water have been made using the University of Missouri-Rolla cooled-wall expansion chamber which simulates the thermodynamics of cloud. This coefficient is seen to decrease from a value near unity, at the outset of simulation, to a value in the neighborhood of 0.01 toward the end of a simulation. Final values of this coefficient are sufficiently low as to contribute significantly to the broadening of the drop-size distribution in cloud.

Recommended Citation

D. E. Hagen et al., "Condensation Coefficient Measurement for Water in the UMR Cloud Simulation Chamber," Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 803 - 816, American Meteorological Society, Mar 1989.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1989)046<0803:CCMFWI>2.0.CO;2

Department(s)

Physics

Second Department

Chemistry

Third Department

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Cloud Simulation Chamber; Condensation Coefficient; Water

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0022-4928

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1989 American Meteorological Society, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Mar 1989