ISSN:
0930-7516
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
An electrochemical technique which involved measuring the limiting current of the cathodic reduction of potassium ferricyanide was used to study the rate of mass transfer inside a cubical cavity machined in the wall of a vertical rectangular duct. Variables studied were side length, physical properties of the solution and flow rate of the solution. The mass transfer coefficient was found to decrease with increasing cavity size; in all cases, the mass transfer coefficient inside the cavity was less than that at the duct wall. Mass transfer data inside the cavity were correlated by the equation Shc = 0.525 (Sc Re de/L)0.33. Comparison of the present results with the results obtained using other cavity geometries shows that cavity geometry plays an important role in determining the rate of mass transfer inside the cavity.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ceat.270200307
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