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A Study Of Turbulent Mass Transfer In A Wetted-Wall Column, David William Bunch

Doctoral Dissertations

"The field of mass transfer is one of great interest to the chemical engineer. An understanding of this field is vital in the design of many types of chemical processing equipment, particularly in the areas of distillation, extraction, absorption, adsorption, and reactor analysis and design.

However, much of the knowledge in this area at the present time is in the form of empirical relationships, and the basic theory is still not well delineated. This lack of understanding leads to expensive and over-sized or under-sized equipment.

A particular area within this field which needs additional investigation is the theory of mass …

A Study Of The Eddy Diffusivity In Turbulent Heat Transfer, Frank Fu-Kun Tao

Doctoral Dissertations

"The purpose of this investigation was to determine the eddy thermal diffusivity values as a function of radial position at various Reynolds numbers for a fluid flowing turbulently in a pipe. The ratios of the eddy thermal diffusivity and the eddy viscosity were also investigated.

A vertical column of copper tube two inches in diameter was constructed which consisted of an entrance section for the development of the velocity profile and a heating section for the development of the temperature distribution. The heating section was jacketed and maintained at a constant wall temperature at about 103 ° F by the …