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Dahneke

Dahneke transition-regime correction factor f_D for gas-particle mass transfer. f_D is the ratio J/J_c of the actual particle-surface flux to the continuum-regime flux (Seinfeld & Pandis 2006, Chapter 12, Eq. 12.42): f_D = (1 + Kn) / (1 + 2 Kn(1 + Kn) / α). In the continuum limit (Kn ≪ 1) f_D → 1, recovering J_c with no correction; in the free-molecular limit (Kn ≫ 1) f_D ≈ α / (2 Kn) → 0, reflecting strong reduction in flux for very small particles or very long mean free paths. Migrated from Aerosol.jl src/mass_transfer.jl `Dahneke`.

Domain
aerosol
Subdomain
mass_transfer
Type
model
.esm schema
1.0.0
Source
components/aerosol/mass_transfer/dahneke.esm
Tags
#aerosol #mass_transfer #model #mass-transfer #transition-regime #knudsen-number #seinfeld-pandis

Description

Dahneke transition-regime correction factor f_D for gas-particle mass transfer. f_D is the ratio J/J_c of the actual particle-surface flux to the continuum-regime flux (Seinfeld & Pandis 2006, Chapter 12, Eq. 12.42): f_D = (1 + Kn) / (1 + 2 Kn(1 + Kn) / α). In the continuum limit (Kn ≪ 1) f_D → 1, recovering J_c with no correction; in the free-molecular limit (Kn ≫ 1) f_D ≈ α / (2 Kn) → 0, reflecting strong reduction in flux for very small particles or very long mean free paths. Migrated from Aerosol.jl src/mass_transfer.jl Dahneke.

Reference

Seinfeld, J. H. and Pandis, S. N. (2006) Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2nd Edition, Chapter 12, Eq. 12.42 — Dahneke transition-regime correction for gas-particle flux. Migrated from Aerosol.jl src/mass_transfer.jl Dahneke (esm-v5x).

_source_ref: Aerosol.jl@FWrvp:src/mass_transfer.jl:145

Upstream Dahneke is an MTK @component with 2 parameters (Kn, α) and 1 variable f_D(t) determined by one explicit algebraic equation with no time derivative — purely observed.

Equation (S&P 2006, Eq. 12.42): f_D = (1 + Kn) / (1 + 2 Kn(1 + Kn) / α) [transition-regime correction, dimensionless]

The Dahneke formula interpolates between the continuum limit and the free-molecular limit: Kn → 0 (continuum): f_D → 1 (no correction; J = J_c) Kn → ∞ (free-molecular): f_D → α / (2 Kn) → 0 (flux strongly reduced)

At the transition Kn = 1: f_D = 2 / (1 + 4/α); for α = 1 this gives f_D = 2/5 = 0.4 exactly.

The Dahneke correction is an alternative to the Fuchs-Sutugin factor (fuchs_sutugin.esm). Both reduce the continuum flux J_c toward the free-molecular regime, but use different interpolating polynomials. Dahneke (1973) derived Eq. 12.42 by matching the continuum and free-molecular solutions at Kn = 1; it has no empirical fitting parameters beyond α.

Parameter naming: upstream Julia α → ESM α (Unicode preserved, matching the accommodation-coefficient convention across the aerosol/mass_transfer migration family: uptake_coeff.esm, mass_transfer_coeff.esm).

Tolerance rationale (model-level rel=1e-12): purely algebraic expression with a single division of two polynomials in float64; round-off is ~1e-15 relative. rel=1e-12 leaves three orders of headroom — same as maxwellian_flux.esm, which has a similar arithmetic complexity._

Parameters

NameUnitsDefaultDescription
Kn11.0Knudsen number Kn = λ / R_p, where λ is the gas mean free path and R_p the particle radius. Dimensionless; Kn ≪ 1 = continuum regime, Kn ≫ 1 = free-molecular regime, Kn ≈ 1 = transition regime. Default 1.0 places the system squarely in the transition regime.
α11.0Mass accommodation coefficient: probability that a gas molecule striking the particle surface is taken up. Dimensionless; range (0, 1]. Default 1.0 (perfect accommodation). Smaller α increases the effective resistance in the free-molecular regime, reducing f_D at a given Kn.

Observed

NameUnitsDefaultDescription
f_D1Dahneke transition-regime correction factor (Eq. 12.42): f_D = (1 + Kn) / (1 + 2 Kn(1 + Kn) / α). Dimensionless ratio of the actual flux to the continuum-regime flux J_c: J = f_D × J_c. Approaches 1 for Kn → 0 (continuum) and α / (2 Kn) → 0 for Kn → ∞ (free-molecular).

Observed expressions

$$ f_{D} = \frac{1.0 + Kn}{1.0 + \frac{2.0 \cdot Kn \cdot \left(1.0 + Kn\right)}{α}} $$

Dahneke transition-regime correction factor (Eq. 12.42): f_D = (1 + Kn) / (1 + 2 Kn(1 + Kn) / α). Dimensionless ratio of the actual flux to the continuum-regime flux J_c: J = f_D × J_c. Approaches 1 for Kn → 0 (continuum) and α / (2 Kn) → 0 for Kn → ∞ (free-molecular).

Analyses

fD_vs_knudsen_number

Sweep Knudsen number Kn from 0.001 to 1000 log-spaced at perfect accommodation α=1. f_D decreases monotonically from ≈1 in the continuum limit to ≈α/(2Kn) in the free-molecular limit. The transition region around Kn ≈ 1 shows the characteristic rollover from the near-unity plateau to the power-law decay.

Time span: 0.0 → 1.0

Swept over: Kn

Dahneke correction factor f_D as a function of Knudsen number Kn at α=1. Approaches 1 in the continuum regime (Kn ≪ 1) and decays as α/(2Kn) in the free-molecular regime (Kn ≫ 1).

fD_vs_accommodation

Sweep accommodation coefficient α from 0.01 to 1.0 log-spaced at Kn=1.0 (transition regime). At α=1, f_D=0.4; as α decreases the denominator 1+2Kn(1+Kn)/α grows and f_D → 0. Illustrates that poor accommodation strongly suppresses the effective flux even at moderate Kn.

Time span: 0.0 → 1.0

Swept over: α

Dahneke correction factor f_D vs. accommodation coefficient α at Kn=1. f_D drops toward zero as α → 0 (the 2Kn(1+Kn)/α term diverges) and reaches 0.4 at α=1 (perfect accommodation). Shows the strong sensitivity to α in the transition regime.

Raw .esm

Raw .esm JSON (this component)
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    "notes": "source_ref: Aerosol.jl@FWrvp:src/mass_transfer.jl:145\n\nUpstream `Dahneke` is an MTK `@component` with 2 parameters (Kn, α) and 1 variable f_D(t) determined by one explicit algebraic equation with no time derivative — purely observed.\n\nEquation (S&P 2006, Eq. 12.42):\n  f_D = (1 + Kn) / (1 + 2 Kn(1 + Kn) / α)   [transition-regime correction, dimensionless]\n\nThe Dahneke formula interpolates between the continuum limit and the free-molecular limit:\n  Kn → 0 (continuum):    f_D → 1                    (no correction; J = J_c)\n  Kn → ∞ (free-molecular): f_D → α / (2 Kn) → 0    (flux strongly reduced)\n\nAt the transition Kn = 1: f_D = 2 / (1 + 4/α); for α = 1 this gives f_D = 2/5 = 0.4 exactly.\n\nThe Dahneke correction is an alternative to the Fuchs-Sutugin factor (fuchs_sutugin.esm). Both reduce the continuum flux J_c toward the free-molecular regime, but use different interpolating polynomials. Dahneke (1973) derived Eq. 12.42 by matching the continuum and free-molecular solutions at Kn = 1; it has no empirical fitting parameters beyond α.\n\nParameter naming: upstream Julia `α` → ESM `α` (Unicode preserved, matching the accommodation-coefficient convention across the aerosol/mass_transfer migration family: uptake_coeff.esm, mass_transfer_coeff.esm).\n\nTolerance rationale (model-level rel=1e-12): purely algebraic expression with a single division of two polynomials in float64; round-off is ~1e-15 relative. rel=1e-12 leaves three orders of headroom — same as maxwellian_flux.esm, which has a similar arithmetic complexity."
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