Question

Dust particles of diameter 0.06 mm and density 1.6 g/cm³ are unsettled during high winds and rise to a height of 200 m by the time things calm down. Estimate how long it takes for the dust particles to fall back to the ground in still air at 1 atm and 30 C, and their velocity. Disregard the initial transient period during which the dust particles accelerate to their terminal velocity, and assume Stokes law (C_D calculated at very low Reynolds number) to be applicable.

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