| Abstract: | Overall mass transfer coefficients, at the solid liquid interface in a rectangular cross-section flow reactor, were obtained using the limiting current technique. Empirical correlations were developed for single-phase flow for a full range of surface configurations, for laminar and turbulent flow regimes, and for isothermal and non-isothermal conditions. Isothermal mass transfer was almost doubled by the selection of the reactor slope and surface configuration. Imposition of up to a 30°C difference at the interface, enhanced mass transfer approximately four times, over the isothermal case. Mathematical simulation for mass transfer in flow reactors, is shown to agree within 15% of experimental values found in the literature and for the experiments reported here. |
