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Eddy characteristics on mass transfer close to free interface

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The velocity fluctuations in the immediate vicinity of a free interface were measured with a hot film anemometer. And mass transfer rates and eddy exposure times were analyzed by using the method of deterministic approach. These mass transfer rates were compared with the mass transfer rates by means of concentration measurements in the air-water system.

The eddy exposure time distributions obtained from velocity data were skewed toward the lower time value. The contribution of eddies wi:h small exposure time was increased as the liquid became more turbulent. The mass transfer rates were mainly contributed by the Prandtl size eddies and even larger eddies. The mass transfer predictions by the single eddy model employing a deterministic method were in good agreement with the experimental results by independent measurements of concentration.

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Seo, Y.G., Lee, W.K. Eddy characteristics on mass transfer close to free interface. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 5, 139–146 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02697668

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