Abstract
A modification of Aris's method of moments solution to the heat/mass dispersion equation has been developed. In addition to taking axial moments of concentration, the present approach also defines mean cross-sectionally weighted values of the concentration. This leads to a set of ordinary differential equations rather than the partial differential equations generated by Aris's method. Approximate solutions have been developed for the cases of steady and oscillatory flows in a flat channel and values of the dispersion coefficient have been in good agreement with exact analytical predictions calculated by Dewey and Sullivan and by Watson.
Zusammenfassung
Eine Modifaktion der Momenten-Methode von Aris für die Lösung der Dispersionsgleichung für Wärme/Masse ist entwickelt worden. Die neue Methode benützt nicht nur axiale Momente der Konzentration, sondern definiert zusätzlich im Querschnitt gewogene Durchschnittswerte der Konzentration. Dieses führt zu einem Satz gewöhnlicher Differentialgleichungen, an Stelle der partiellen Differentialgleichung nach der Methode von Aris. Angenäherte Lösungen sind entwickelt worden für die Fälle von stationären und oszillatorischen Strömungen in einem ebenen Kanal. Ergebnisse für Dispersions-Koeffizienten stimmen gut überein mit den exakten analytischen Werten, die von Dewey und Sullivan sowohl wie von Watson berechnet worden sind.
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Stairmand, J.W. A modified moments analysis of dispersion in steady and oscillatory flows. Z. angew. Math. Phys. 36, 658–668 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00960378
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