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Table 7 Critical bubble radii for various liquids (modified after Georgescu et al. 2002, table 1)

From: Bubbles to Chondrites-I. Evaporation and condensation experiments, and formation of chondrules

  

Density

Surface

Viscosity

 

Cr.bub.rad.

Wave number (m −1)

Cr.bub.rad.

#

Liquid type

ρ

Tension

μ

 

exp. 1

comput. 2

calc. 3

graph 4

calc. 5

  

(kg m −3)

σ (N m −1)

(Pa s)

log μ

R cr (m)

R cr (m)

log k

log k

R cr (m)

1

acetic acid

1046

0.0276

1.220E-03

-2.914

2.06E-03

2.32E-03

3.854

2

acetone

791

0.0233

3.240E-04

-3.489

2.37E-03

2.46E-03

4.156

3

aniline

1022

0.04267

4.466E-03

-2.350

2.04E-03

3.575

4

benzene

885

0.02888

6.470E-04

-3.189

2.42E-03

4.008

5

carbon tetrachloride

1594

0.0262

9.750E-04

-3.011

1.29E-03

4.142

6

CFC-113

1617

0.0199

9.600E-04

-3.018

1.34E-03

1.19E-03

4.133

7

distilled water

998.2

0.07274

1.002E-03

-2.999

2.70E-03

2.87E-03

3.983

8

ethanol

798

0.0228

1.194E-03

-2.923

1.84E-03

2.16E-03

3.814

9

e-w (2-98 wt%)

993

0.0655

1.090E-03

-2.963

2.29E-03

2.54E-03

3.978

10

g-w (85-15 wt%)

1220

0.0657

1.108E-01

-0.955

1.98E-03

2.742

11

g-w (79-21 wt%)

1210

0.0664

4.970E-02

-1.304

2.15E-03

2.951

12

g-w (70.5-29.5 wt%)

1185

0.0676

2.350E-02

-1.629

2.34E-03

3.143

13

g-w (65-35 wt%)

1170

0.0683

1.540E-02

-1.812

2.60E-03

3.234

14

g-w (50-50 wt%)

1130

0.0694

5.980E-03

-2.223

2.72E-03

3.493

15

i-propanol

791

0.0214

2.420E-03

-2.616

1.40E-03

1.42E-03

3.721

16

methanol

804

0.0226

5.600E-04

-3.252

2.22E-03

2.40E-03

4.003

17

mineral oil

840

0.029

1.700E-02

-1.770

2.18E-03

3.085

18

n-butanol

816

0.0247

2.980E-03

-2.526

1.25E-03

1.28E-03

3.716

19

n-propanol

805

0.0237

2.190E-03

-2.660

1.50E-03

1.87E-03

3.687

20

seawater (NaCl 3.4%)

1024

0.08023

1.126E-03

-2.948

3.00E-03

2.94E-03

3.960

21

peridotite 3000 C

2462

0.4

4.490E-04

-3.348

4.161

1.275E-02

22

dunite 3000 C

2577

0.4

3.700E-04

-3.432

4.212

1.329E-02

23

enstatite 3000 C

2503

0.4

3.910E-03

-2.407

3.597

1.036E-02

24

peridotite 2700 C

2508

0.4

9.350E-04

-3.029

3.970

1.196E-02

25

dunite 2700 C

2612

0.4

7.470E-04

-3.127

4.029

1.248E-02

26

enstatite 2700 C

2475

0.4

7.070E-03

-2.151

3.443

9.714E-03

27

peridotite 2400 C

2556

0.4

2.290E-03

-2.640

3.736

1.104E-02

28

dunite 2400 C

2652

0.4

1.770E-03

-2.752

3.804

1.154E-02

29

enstatite 2400 C

2458

0.4

1.460E-02

-1.837

3.254

9.007E-03

  1. Note. g-w: glycerol-water solution. e-w: ethanol-water solution. Cr.bub.rad.: Critical bubble radius.
  2. exp.*1: experimentally obtained values, see references in Georgescu et al. (2002). comput.*2: numerically obtained by Georgescu et al. (2002)
  3. calc.*3: calculated from R cr with Eq. 19. graph*4: obtained from μ with Eq. 25. calc.*5: calculated from k with Eq. 19