Abstract
ABSTRACTWe use a self-consistent field method, which we have previously validated, to calculate the translational friction coefficient of fractal aerosol particles formed by diffusion-limited cluster aggregation (DLCA). Our method involves solving the Bhatnagar–Gross–Krook model for the velocity around a sphere in the transition flow regime. The velocity and drag results are then used in an extension of Kirkwood–Riseman theory to obtain the drag on the aggregate. Our results span a range of primary sphere Knudsen numbers from 0.01 to 100 for clusters with up to N = 2000 primary spheres. Calculated friction coefficients are in good agreement with experimental data and approach the correct continuum and free molecule limits for small and large Knudsen numbers, respectively. Results show that particles exhibit more continuum-like behavior as the number of primary spheres increase, even when the primary particle is in the free molecule regime; as an illustrative example, the friction coefficient for aggregate...
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