Stirred tanks: A Physical Explanation for the Exponents of Classical Empirical Mass Transfer Equations
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In order to illuminate the effect of the scale on the oxygen transfer in stirred tank reactors, a combined study of the hydrodynamics and the mass transfer has been carried out. The air water system was used to study the behaviour of different impellers against the gas phase and its result in the volumetric mass transfer coefficient. The correct prediction of the rate of oxygen transfer by means of a theoretical basis has also been achieved based on the typical theories of mass transfer, and the study of the hydrodynamics of the system.
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