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Mass Transfer from a Cylinder to an Air Stream in Axisyrnmetrical Flow (an Experimental Study)

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Chen, Shiou-Shan (1966) Mass Transfer from a Cylinder to an Air Stream in Axisyrnmetrical Flow (an Experimental Study). Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8V6K-1R36. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09102015-141338965

Abstract

Mass transfer from wetted surfaces on one-inch cylinders with unwetted approach sections was studied experimentally by means of the evaporation of n-octane and n-heptane into an air stream in axisymmetrical flow, for Reynolds numbers from 5,000 to 310,000. A transition from the laminar to the turbulent boundary layer was observed to occur at Reynolds numbers from 10,000 to 15,000. The results were expressed in terms of the Sherwood number as a function of the Reynolds number, the Schmidt number, and the ratio of the unwetted approach length to the total length. Empirical formulas were obtained for both laminar and turbulent regimes. The rates of mass transfer obtained were higher than theoretical and experimental results obtained by previous investigators for mass and heat transfer from flat plates.

Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:(Chemical Engineering and Chemistry)
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Major Option:Chemical Engineering
Minor Option:Chemistry
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Sage, Bruce H.
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:6 July 1965
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Woodrow Wilson Summer FellowshipUNSPECIFIED
Record Number:CaltechTHESIS:09102015-141338965
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09102015-141338965
DOI:10.7907/8V6K-1R36
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ID Code:9145
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Deposited On:11 Sep 2015 14:13
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