Multicomponent boundary-layer characteristics-Use of the reference state

Yehuda Taitel, Abraham Tamir

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Abstract

The possibility of using a constant property analysis for multicomponent diffusion systems where interaction between fluxes is not ignored, is investigated in this work. The results are compared with an exact multicomponent variable property analysis and a constant property analysis utilizing the "effective binary diffusivity" approximation. In order to demonstrate and test this approach an isothermal evaporation problem of a multicomponent mixture into a free stream of inert gas is analysed. Also the case of flat plate transpiration mass transfer is considered. Results show that also when the properties of the chemical species involved in the diffusion process are markedly different, the use of a constant property analysis with multicomponent diffusivity, evaluated at a reference state, is quite accurate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)123-129
Number of pages7
JournalInternational Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1975
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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