Abstract
The aim of this study is to quantify the mass transfer velocity using turbulence parameters from simultaneous measurements of oxygen concentration fields and velocity fields. The surface divergence model was considered in more detail, using data obtained for the lower range of β (surface divergence). It is shown that the existing models that use the divergence concept furnish good predictions for the transfer velocity also for low values of β, in the range of this study. Additionally, traditional conceptual models, such as the film model, the penetration-renewal model, and the large eddy model, were tested using the simultaneous information of concentration and velocity fields. It is shown that the film and the surface divergence models predicted the mass transfer velocity for all the range of the equipment Reynolds number used here. The velocity measurements showed viscosity effects close to the surface, which indicates that the surface was contaminated with some surfactant. Considering the results, this contamination can be considered slight for the mass transfer predictions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2005-2017 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | AIChE Journal |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2010 |
Keywords
- Air-water gas transfer
- Grid-stirred tank
- Laser-induced fluorescence
- Mass transfer velocity
- Particle image velocimetry