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Theoretical justification of the von Weimarn law under homogeneous condensation in the free-molecular regime

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The von Weimarn (Weymarn) law establishes the power dependence for the radius of formed droplets on vapor supersaturation initially created in the system. A theoretical derivation of this law is presented based on the classical Volmer–Becker–Döring–Zel’dovich–Frenkel approach. Analytical expressions have been obtained for all coefficients in this law.

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    V. B. Kurasov

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Original Russian Text © V.B. Kurasov, 2016, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 2016, Vol. 42, No. 15, pp. 7–12.

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Kurasov, V.B. Theoretical justification of the von Weimarn law under homogeneous condensation in the free-molecular regime. Tech. Phys. Lett. 42, 772–774 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063785016080095

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