136 | FUNDAMENTALS OF AQUEOUS METALLURGY

CAb
CAR
CAS

rc
R

FIGURE 3.15

Shrinking core model when all three mechanisms play an important role

from Eq. a,
1
CAb CAR = r ----------------------2
4R bk m

(Eq. d)

1
1 1
CAR CAc = r ---------------- ---- ---
4D e b r c R

(Eq. e)

1
CAc = r ---------------------2
4r c bk r

(Eq. f)

from Eq. b,

from Eq. c,

Adding Eqs. d, e, and f yields

2
R
r 1 ( R r c )R
CAb = --------------------+
--------------------+
-----------

2
2
rc De
4R b k m
rc kr

dN
Since r = ---------B- ,
dt
bC Ab
1 dN B
------------2- ---------- = -----------------------------------------------------------2
4R dt
R
1 ( R r c )R
------ + --------------------- + ----------2
rc De
km
r k
c r

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(Eq. g)