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Distance Dependence of Hydrogen Bonds
There are several important differences between hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) and classical chemical bonds. Some excellent information is on Chaplin’s site: https://water.lsbu.ac.uk/water/water_hydrogen_bonding.html Models for describing gas phase intermolecular interactions include the classical van der Waals (VDW) interaction among many others. As well, there are different models for condensed phase interactions. One frequently used model is the… Continue reading
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An Accidental Catastrophe?
Is catastrophic global warming an artifact of an inaccurate model for evaporation? I have long been bothered by classical models for evaporation kinetics which assume gas phase thermodynamic equilibrium as a starting point for the derivations. Following the classical models for evaporation, some, perhaps all, climate and weather models assume that oceanic evaporation is based… Continue reading
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Grok3 Evaluation of evaporation kinetics paper (DOS4.pdf)
Answer to “Does This Make Sense?” The document presents a phonon-based model for the evaporation kinetics of water, proposing a novel approach that focuses solely on liquid-phase properties to explain evaporation rates. To determine if this makes sense, let’s break down the model’s core ideas, evaluate its plausibility, and consider its strengths and limitations based… Continue reading
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Column Water and Sea Surface Temperature
A major thesis in global warming theory has been that higher air temperatures will cause increased evaporation leading to even more greenhouse warming from the added water. This thesis seems to rest largely on the observation that the equilibrium vapor pressure of water increases almost exponentially with temperature, combined with classical evaporation theory which assumes… Continue reading
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A Phonon Based Model for Evaporation Kinetics of Water
A model for water evaporation kinetics is presented that relies exclusively on parameters associated with the liquid phase. It produces an effusion rate that does not depend on external measures of vapor pressure or gas phase temperature. Using the kinetic theory of gasses1 to match impingement it predicts the temperature dependence of equilibrium vapor pressure… Continue reading
Water Phonons 