MEAN FREE PATH IN DENSE GASES AND LIQUIDS,

Abstract

The objective of this research was to derive a simple expression for the mean free path in a fluid. The derivation used is strictly speaking only correct for hard sphere atoms. It is shown that low densities give the usual exponential distribution and that the high density limit, in which the atoms are supposed to be boxed in, gives rise to a mean free path equal to the reduced length of the box. Under the assumption that it is proper to make use of the general properties of the two particle correlation function some tentative conclusions are made about the behavior of the mean free path as a function of the density. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 1959
Accession Number
AD0415862

Entities

People

  • J.i. Bowen
  • P.h.e. Meijer

Organizations

  • The Catholic University of America

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dense Gases
  • Fluids
  • Gases
  • High Density
  • Liquids
  • Low Density
  • Mean Free Path

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.