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Purging calculations for cascades of mixing stages
Author(s) -
Tomiak A.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450520412
Subject(s) - cascade , mixing (physics) , countercurrent exchange , computation , mathematics , series (stratigraphy) , statistical physics , computer science , physics , chemistry , algorithm , thermodynamics , chromatography , biology , paleontology , quantum mechanics
Generalized algebraical expressions were obtained for average individual stage and final effluent concentrations in a cascade of mixing stages in series, without specifying the mixing pattern. Such expressions, combined with the knowledge of particular mining patterns, may be used for solving more complex purging problems. A detailed computation method was given for the specific case of countercurrent purging of a cascade under perfect mixing conditions as an example.