Mass transfer coeficients in pulsed perforated-plate extraction columns
AUTOR(ES)
Torab-Mostaedi, M., Safdari, J., Ghaemi, A.
FONTE
Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2010-06
RESUMO
This study examined the mass transfer performance in a pulsed perforated-plate extraction column with diameter of 50 mm using two different liquid systems. Mass transfer coefficients have been interpreted in terms of the axial diffusion model. The effects of pulsation intensity and dispersed and continuous phase velocities on the mass transfer performance have been investigated. Three different operating regimes, namely mixer-settler, transition, and emulsion regimes, were observed when the input energy was changed. Effective diffusivity is substituted for molecular diffusivity in the Gröber equation for prediction of dispersed phase overall mass transfer coefficients. A single correlation is derived in terms of Reynolds number, Eötvös number and dispersed phase holdup for prediction of the enhancement factor in all operating regimes. The prediction of overall mass transfer coefficients from the presented model is in good agreement with experimental results.
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