ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The application of ultrasonic energy to a fluid in a capillary has resulted in greatly increased rates of mass transfer (of the order of 800 to 2,000% above that without insonation) to occur at specific heights in the capillary. Reproducible results with several selected fluids (carbon tetrachloride, acetone, ethanol, and methanol) have shown that these specific heights are always at the half wavelengths of the particular fluid investigated. The mathematical model developed herein predicts that at these half wavelengths, the fluid particle displacement of the ultrasonic wave becomes quite large, exceeds the threshold value necessary for the stability of the surface waves, and causes droplets to be ejected into the vapor above the surface in the form of a fog. The resulting decrease in the diffusional path length of the ejected fluid provides the final mechanism for an increased mass transfer from the capillary tube.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690120118
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