Multicomponent nonisothermal nucleation. 1. Kinetic equation

TL;DR

This paper develops a kinetic equation for multicomponent nonisothermal nucleation, providing a theoretical foundation for calculating nucleation rates in complex systems with multiple condensating components.

Contribution

It introduces the first theoretical kinetic equation for multicomponent nonisothermal nucleation based on elementary interaction analysis.

Findings

Derived the kinetic equation for multicomponent nonisothermal nucleation

Estimated the orders of operators in the kinetic equation

Lays groundwork for future solutions of nucleation rates

Abstract

The first part of the theory for the multicomponent nonisothermal nucleation is presented. On the base of analysis of the elementary acts of interation between an embryo and environment the kinetic equation is derived. This equation will be solved later and gives the nucleation rate for nonisothermal nucleation in the system with many condensating components. The orders of operators in this equation are estimated.