Table 2.
Variation of sticking probability for different values of diameters and impact velocities based on Eq. (1), for both volcanic ash particles and silica beads.
| Volcanic ash particles | Silica beads | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diameter (μm) | Velocity (m s−1) | Probability (%) | Diameter (μm) | Velocity (m s−1) | Probability (%) |
| Variation of the particle diameter | |||||
| 20 | 0.05 | 99.03 | 20 | 0.05 | 59.56 |
| 30 | 91.56 | 30 | 39.56 | ||
| 40 | 68.79 | 40 | 26.91 | ||
| 50 | 39.03 | 50 | 19.07 | ||
| 20 | 0.20 | 68.79 | 20 | 0.20 | 26.91 |
| 30 | 18.91 | 30 | 14.06 | ||
| 40 | 4.52 | 40 | 8.43 | ||
| 50 | 1.35 | 50 | 5.56 | ||
| Variation of the impact velocity | |||||
| 20 | 0.05 | 99.03 | 20 | 0.05 | 59.56 |
| 0.10 | 93.76 | 0.10 | 42.41 | ||
| 0.15 | 83.02 | 0.15 | 32.93 | ||
| 0.20 | 68.79 | 0.20 | 26.91 | ||
| 50 | 0.05 | 39.03 | 50 | 0.05 | 19.07 |
| 0.10 | 8.58 | 0.10 | 10.54 | ||
| 0.15 | 2.96 | 0.15 | 7.28 | ||
| 0.20 | 1.35 | 0.20 | 5.56 | ||