Air at 100 Fahrenheit and 2 atm is being passed over a shallow bed of naphthalene spheres that are 0.5 inch in diameter at a superficial velocity (v0) of 5 fts^-1. The MW of naphthalene is 128.2 g mol^-1, and it’s diffusivity in air at these operating conditions is 0.033 cm^2s^-1. The porosity of the bed is 0.40, and the total surface area of the naphthalene particles is 86.3 ft^2 for each 1 ft^3 of packed bed.The viscosity of air under these conditions is 0.0184 cP and the density of air is 0.0023 g cm^-3. The equilibrium concentration of naphthalene in the air under these conditions is 0.006 mol L^-1. Assuming the concentration of the naphthalene in the air stream is negligible, estimate the initial evaporation rate of the naphthalene in pounds per second from 1 ft^3 of bed.

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Air at 100 Fahrenheit and 2 atm is being passed over a shallow bed of naphthalene spheres that are 0.5 inch in diameter at a superficial velocity (v0) of 5 fts^-1. The MW of naphthalene is 128.2 g mol^-1, and it’s diffusivity in air at these operating conditions is 0.033 cm^2s^-1. The porosity of the bed is 0.40, and the total surface area of the naphthalene particles is 86.3 ft^2 for each 1 ft^3 of packed bed.The viscosity of air under these conditions is 0.0184 cP and the density of air is 0.0023 g cm^-3. The equilibrium concentration of naphthalene in the air under these conditions is 0.006 mol L^-1. Assuming the concentration of the naphthalene in the air stream is negligible, estimate the initial evaporation rate of the naphthalene in pounds per second from 1 ft^3 of bed.
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