Gaseous mass transport in porous media through a stagnant gas

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987 · Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ie00061a013· OSTI ID:6227137

Unal, A

An analysis is presented for gas-phase mass transport in porous media through a stagnant gas. The natural flux ratio rule for isobaric conditions, which requires that the fluxes be inversely proportional to the square roots of the molecular weights, is not met in this system. Accordingly, a pressure difference develops and this superimposes viscous flow upon diffusion. Equations are derived for the flux and the pressure difference, and it is shown that even when the pressure difference is small, the contribution of viscous flow to the flux can be considerable. Flux and pressure difference measurements carried out on the transport of carbon dioxide through stagnant nitrogen in a septum of coarse pores (average pore size 2.5 ..mu..m) are in agreement, within experimental error, with those predicted by the equations.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London SW7 2BP
• OSTI ID: 6227137
• Journal Information: Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.; (United States), Vol. 26:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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POROUS MATERIALS
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MASS TRANSFER
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EQUATIONS
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
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PRESSURE GRADIENTS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
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