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Gas absorption by a liquid layer flowing on the wall of a pipe
Author(s) -
Henstock William H.,
Hanratty Thomas J.
Publication year - 1979
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.690250114
Subject(s) - turbulence , eddy , absorption (acoustics) , mechanics , viscosity , materials science , layer (electronics) , optics , chemistry , composite material , physics
A method is presented for predicting absorption rates for liquid layers flowing along a wall. It is based on results presently available in the literature as well as on the results of studies we recently carried out on the rate of oxygen absorption from a flowing air stream into water layers on the bottom of a horizontal enclosed channel and on the inside of a vertical pipe. Absorption measurements can be interpreted by assuming that the process is controlled by eddies whose length and velocity are characterized by bulk turbulence properties and that in a region of thickness δ close to the interface the turbulence is dampened by viscosity.