ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
A simple fluid dynamic model is developed which predicts the thinning rate of a viscous film of liquid, in contact with the smooth interior surface of a long cylindrical tube, due to the shearing action of a turbulent flow of an immiscible fluid through the tube. Experiments indicate the degree to which the model provides an accurate means of predicting viscous film removal from the tube. Similar experiments performed with electrochemically roughened tubes elucidate the limitation of this cleaning process due to surface roughness. The observed limitation is consistent with an analysis based on numerical solutions of the equations for shear flow over a rough surface.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690390517
