Erratum: Condensation of a supersaturated vapor. VIII. The homogeneous nucleation of n-nonane [J. Chem. Phys. 9 , 1856 (1989)]

Gradient theory computation of the radius-dependent surface tension and nucleation rate for n-nonane clusters

“…The ratio of the experimental data by Hung et al 24 and Luijten et al 17 to the scaled results of the gradient theory is practically constant in the whole range of supersaturation. The slope of the data by Viisanen et al 22 agrees more with the classical nucleation theory.…”

“…55 Vapor pressure. The vapor pressure of saturated n-nonane has been discussed in detail by Hung et al 24 These authors recommended equation by King and Al-Najjar, 49 although a different correlation was used in a later study by Rudek et al 27 More recently, a generalized vapor pressure equation has been obtained by Lemmon and Goodwin 56 ͓their Eq. ͑12͔͒.…”

“…The nucleation rate of n-nonane in helium has been measured by Hung et al 24 20 Wagner and Strey, 21 and Viisanen et al 22 ͑in argon at 230 K, Ϸ0.5 bar, 4 ϫ 10 5 -2ϫ 10 8 cm −3 s −1 ͒. Of the expansion chamber measurements, only the data by Viisanen et al have been considered, because of their superior quality.…”

“…We used the saturated vapor pressure equation as given by King and Al-Najjar, 49 which was utilized by Hung et al 24 to evaluate their diffusion cloud chamber data. We also considered the real-gas effects on supersaturation.…”

“…18,19 The properties of n-nonane are well suited for nucleation experiments. Nucleation rate data are available and are obtained using expansion cloud chambers, [20][21][22] static diffusion cloud chambers, [23][24][25][26][27] and an expansion wave tube. 17,28 Numerous theoretical studies concerning n-nonane nucleation exist.…”