Evaluation of the relative deviation for coagulation and gravitational sedimentation model from experimental results of submicron aerosol in water vapor environments

Abstract

This paper evaluates the relative bias of submicron aerosol coagulation and gravity deposition experiments and model prediction results under water vapor conditions, and discusses the model prediction bias results at high steam fraction. When submicron aerosols are at room temperature and lower vapor molar ratios, the model predictions and experimental results are in good agreement. When the molar fraction of steam is high, the prediction results of the model are poor. Through analyzing thermal data and conducting gas superheating experiments, it was found that under saturated steam conditions in the experimental vessel, the number of suspended small droplets also increases with the increase of steam molar fraction. The presence of these droplets alters the coagulation and sedimentation results of submicron aerosols. Based on experimental data, this paper adds correction coefficients of coalescence and sedimentation to the original model, making it suitable for predicting submicron aerosol coagulation and sedimentation under high steam molar fraction.