The rate at which solid dissolves from a flat plate of solid benzoic acid in to water flowing past the solid at 300K and atmospheric pressure is found to be 1.8E-05 kmol/m2 s. The solubility of benzoic acid in water is 2.95E-2 kmol/m3 . The diffusivity of benzoic acid in water is 1.245E- 09 m2 /s. Calculate (i) The mass transfer coefficient (ii) The film thickness using the film theory (iii) Contact time for penetration theory
The rate at which solid dissolves from a flat plate of solid benzoic acid in to water flowing past the solid at 300K and atmospheric pressure is found to be 1.8E-05 kmol/m2 s. The solubility of benzoic acid in water is 2.95E-2 kmol/m3 . The diffusivity of benzoic acid in water is 1.245E- 09 m2 /s. Calculate (i) The mass transfer coefficient (ii) The film thickness using the film theory (iii) Contact time for penetration theory
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The rate at which solid dissolves from a flat plate of solid benzoic acid in to water flowing past the solid at 300K and atmospheric pressure is found to be 1.8E-05 kmol/m2 s. The solubility of benzoic acid in water is 2.95E-2 kmol/m3 . The diffusivity of benzoic acid in water is 1.245E- 09 m2 /s. Calculate (i) The mass transfer coefficient (ii) The film thickness using the film theory (iii) Contact time for penetration theory (iv) The fractional rate of surface renewal and average residence time.
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