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Mass transfer in a continuous‐flow mixing vessel
Author(s) -
Humphrey D. W.,
Van Ness H. C.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690030227
Subject(s) - mixing (physics) , mass transfer , dissolution , flow (mathematics) , turbulence , complete mixing , mechanics , thermodynamics , materials science , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Mass transfer coefficients have been determined for the dissolution of Na 2 S 2 O 3 ·5H 2 O crystals in water under conditions of turbulent agitation in a mixing vessel. The dissolution was carried out in a steady‐flow process in which the area of selt crystals and the concentration of the solution in the mixing vessel were constant during each run. A comparison is made with previously unpublished results for batch runs in a similar system, and a method is developed for calculating the surface area of salt particles suspended in the mixing vessel under steady‐flow conditions.