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Effect of air shear on gas absorption by a liquid film
Author(s) -
McCready M. J.,
Hanratty T. J.
Publication year - 1985
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.690311216
Subject(s) - mass transfer , absorption (acoustics) , turbulence , wavelength , viscosity , liquid flow , liquid air , chemistry , liquid oxygen , oxygen , analytical chemistry (journal) , mechanics , materials science , optics , chromatography , composite material , physics , organic chemistry
Rates of oxygen absorption from turbulent air by a concurrently flowing liquid film were measured in an enclosed 2.54 cm × 30.5 cm rectangular channel. The effect of liquid viscosity is varied by using water and a water‐glycerine solution. The results are interpreted by arguing that flow fluctuations in the liquid that control mass transfer are associated with waves of small wavelength at the interface.