Parameter: ESD

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 ESD
Short Description:
 ESD (Equivalent spherical diameter)
Official Name:
 ESD
No Data Value:
Description:
 

The diameter of a spherical particle of equivalent volume which will give identical geometric, optical, electrical or aerodynamic behaviour to that of the particle (non-spherical) being examined, sometimes referred to as the Stokes diameter for particles in non-turbulent flows (Source: IUPAC (1990), https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167).

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
ESD
Supplied Units: 
microns (um)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Equivalent Spherical diameter (equation three found within the data processing description of this metadata page) in um