Chemical Engineering - Mass Transfer - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Mass Transfer - Section 7 (Q.No. 23)
23.
The interfacial area per unit volume of dispersion, in a gas-liquid contactor, for fractional hold up of gas = 0.1 and gas bubble diameter = 0.5 mm is given by (in m2/m3)
500
1200
900
800
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Manoj said:   1 decade ago
Interfacial area = 6e/D = 6*.1/5*10^-3 = 1200.

It had been asked in gate 2001.
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Meriam said:   7 years ago
Explain the answer.

Raj Musale said:   6 years ago
Thanks @Manoj.

TANMAY SHAH said:   2 years ago
But it gives 120 not 1200 @Manoj.

Dharmendra Kumar said:   1 year ago
n = 1.52788 * 10^9 gas bubbles.
so that the interfacial area is =nπD.
D = 0.5*10^(-3).
Then, area=1200m2.

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