OBSERVATIONS OF SMALL DROP COLLISIONS

1 June 1961

journal article
Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Meteorology

Vol. 18 (3) , 382-387
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1961)018<0382:oosdc>2.0.co;2

Abstract

Experimental observations of water droplets with diameters of about 35 μ show that collisions leading to coalescence are very rare and probably do not occur. At 45 μ diameter, collisions can occur. These observations support the theoretical paper of Hocking. Large electric fields are observed to play a prominent role in inducing coalescence for droplets of these sizes.

Keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS
WATER DROPLETS
EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS
LARGE ELECTRIC
COLLISIONS EXPERIMENTAL
COLLISIONS LEADING
OBSERVATIONS SUPPORT
SMALL DROP
INDUCING COALESCENCE
Μ DIAMETER

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