Open AccessThe process of diffusion through a rubber membrane
Publication year - 1920
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series a, containing papers of a mathematical and physical character
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9150
pISSN - 0950-1207
DOI - 10.1098/rspa.1920.0034
Subject(s) - natural rubber , obstacle , membrane , leakage (economics) , permeability (electromagnetism) , materials science , hydrogen , process (computing) , composite material , forensic engineering , engineering , chemistry , computer science , biochemistry , organic chemistry , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics , operating system
The production of balloon and airship fabrics in large quantities during the war has raised many problems in connection with leakage of hydrogen through membranes. It is desirable to have more information about the process by which gas passes through such rubber membranes. In considering a rubber film, two alternatives have been suggested. One is that the chief obstacle to the passage of a gas is that provided by the material itself, and that the gas can pass the surfaces of the film quite readily. The other is that the chief obstacle is at the surface, the actual thickness of rubber having very little effect on the permeability.