%0 Journal Article %A Gyarmathy, George %D 1982 %I Begell House %N 1-4 %P 99-279 %R 10.1615/MultScienTechn.v1.i1-4.20 %T THE SPHERICAL DROPLET IN GASEOUS CARRIER STREAMS: REVIEW AND SYNTHESIS %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/5af8c23d50e0a883,1c4f4698772e610f,03268cb643544578.html %V 1 %X This paper considers the thermodynamic and kinematic behaviour of a droplet in gaseous carrier flow. After reviewing the known (continuum-type and free-molecule type) laws of heat, mass and momentum exchange between two phases, several comprehensive expressions with multi-range validity are synthesized. In addition, a new mathematic model is developed to predict the change rate of droplet size, surface temperature and velocity. The model infers that a close analogy of heat, mass and momentum transfer is maintained at all Knudsen (Kn) numbers at any carrier density and almost any droplet size. %8 1982-11-01