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Dimensional Analysis of Particle and Liquid Dispersion in Draining Foam
Author(s) -
Stevenson Paul
Publication year - 2006
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.5450840514
Subject(s) - dimensionless quantity , péclet number , dispersion (optics) , tracer , physics , porous medium , thermodynamics , chemistry , porosity , optics , nuclear physics , organic chemistry
A dimensionless correlation for the axial dispersion of particles and liquid tracer in draining foam has been developed that expresses the dimensionless dispersion as a function of Peclet and Stokes numbers. The correlation is fitted to the data of Lee et al., Coll. and Surf. A. 263 , 320‐329 (2005). The value of the axial dispersion coefficient is independent of the self‐dispersivity. It is seen that Saffman, J. Fluid. Mech. 6 , 321‐349 (1959) model for the dispersion coefficient in solid porous media only provides order of magnitude prediction of the axial dispersion coefficient but it can inform about the dominant mechanisms of dispersion.