Determine the settling velocity in the air of a 0.5 µm diameter particle with density of 1.5 g/cm³ using the chart below. ρair = 0.00129 g/cm³ and μair = 0.000171 g/cm/s.
V_TS = (ρ_p * C_c * g * D_p^2) / (18 * μ)
TABLE 8.3 Slip Correction Factor C_c for Spherical Particles in Air at 298 K and 1 atm
D_p (µm) C_c
0.001 216
0.002 108
0.005 43.6
0.01 22.2
0.02 11.4
0.05 4.95
0.1 2.85
0.2 1.865
0.5 1.326
1.0 1.164
2.0 1.082
5.0 1.032
10.0 1.016
20.0 1.008
50.0 1.003
100.0 1.0016
What is the Reynold's Number for the flow?