Ostwald Ripening — LSW Theory
The Gibbs-Thomson solubility effect, average-radius growth kinetics, and the LSW size distribution
Parameters
Results
K (LSW rate)
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Radius r(t)
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Δr = r(t) − r₀
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Solubility boost at r₀
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$$C(r) = C_{eq}\exp\!\left(\dfrac{2\gamma V_m}{rRT}\right)
\qquad
r^{3}(t) = r_0^{3} + Kt,\quad K=\dfrac{8\gamma D C_{eq} V_m^{2}}{9RT}$$
r(t) — Average Radius vs. Time
C(r)/C_eq — Gibbs-Thomson Solubility Curve