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P. 3.18 Effect of Reaction on Absorption from a Bubble

Consider a small gas bubble of radius R(t) that is rising slowly in a stagnant liquid. The bubble contains pure
species A , which diffuses into the liquid and is consumed there by a first-order, irreversible reaction with rate
constant kV . The liquid-phase concentration of A at the interface is C0 and no A is present far from the
bubble. Assume that the effects of bubble rise are negligible.
(a) Assuming that absorption is slow enough to make the concentration profile pseudosteady and that
convective transport casued by bubble shrinkage is negligible, determine C A (r,t) in the liquid. How
does the flux of A at the gas-liquid interface, N Ar (R,t) , compare with that in the absence of reaction?
(b) Under what conditions can convective transport caused by bubble shrinkage be neglected? Specifically,
how must C0 compare with the concentration of A in the bubble ( Cb )?
(c) Assuming that the conditions of part (b) are satisfied, identify when a pseudosteady analysis is justified.

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