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Non-axisymmetric turbulent mass transfer in a circular tube

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

Alan Quarmby  and
R. K. Anand
Alan Quarmby
Affiliation:
The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
R. K. Anand
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
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Abstract

Theory and experiment are presented for mass transfer into a fully developed turbulent flow in a plain circular tube in two non-axisymmetric cases. The cases studied are a diametral line source and a discontinuous ring source, in which there is a uniform mass flux over rectangular areas of the tube wall. A comparison is made between the concentration profiles predicted by the solutions of the diffusion equation and experiments using nitrous oxide, Schmidt number S = 0·77, as a tracer gas in air. The range of experiments covers Reynolds numbers R from 20,000 to 120,000.

In the analysis, the assumption is made that the tangential and radial eddy diffusivities of mass are equal at a point. The radial diffusivity of mass, which is a function of radial position, is related to the radial eddy diffusivity of momentum by a ratio, which takes account of fluid properties and the value of the radial eddy diffusivity of momentum. The satisfactory agreement between analysis and experiment establishes the correctness of this assumption. Further confirmation was obtained by direct evaluation of the tangential eddy diffusivity of mass from the measured concentration profiles.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 38 , Issue 3 , 18 September 1969 , pp. 457 - 472
Copyright
© 1969 Cambridge University Press

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