Investigation of turbulency on the rate of induced liquid circulation, gas hold-up, mixing time and overall gas–liquid volumetric oxygen mass transfer coefficient. The various types of surfactants (containing Brij58, TritonX-405, Tween40, HCTBr) with various concentrations of 1-5 ppm were examined on the operational characteristics of the reactor. In surfactant solutions (in comparison with pur...

In this paper an attempt is made to evaluate the convective mass transfer coefficient during drying of jaggery in a controlled environment. In this method, different masses of jaggery were used. The jaggery was dried in the roof type even span greenhouse with a floor area of 1.2x0.8 m in natural and forced convection mode at atmospheric pressure till it attained almost no variation in mass. The...

Mathematical models play an essential role in simulation of dynamic processes as they provide insights into the description and behaviour of real systems. Models of chemical processes are derived from laws of conservation, thermodynamic, and control design. In the present paper, we study the modelling of dissolution process determining the quasi steady state material balance for velocity profil...

The potential bioconversion of synthesis gas (syngas) to fuels and chemicals by microbial cell has attracted considerable attention in past decade. The feasibility of enhancing syngas bioconversion to ethanol and acetate using Clostridium ljungdahlii in a continuous tank bioreactor (CSTBR), kinetics and mass transfer coefficient of carbon monoxide (CO) utilization were evaluated. Two different ...

Fouling is a common, fundamental and costly problem in heat transfer systems, which reduces thermal efficiency of equipment, increases the energy loss and causes strong damage to the heat transfer equipment in various industries. The main causes of fouling on the heat transfer surfaces are salts with inverse temperature-solubility in the fluid which calcium sulfate is one of the most important ...

The analytic, open-form solution for the steady-state, 2-dimensinal partial differential equation describing the concentration profile for the gas solute in a falling liquid film flowing under a steady-state laminar condition was shown. The overall mass transfer coefficient, c k , for a binary diffusion system, was evaluated in light of the analytic solution and was tested for oxygen absorption...