This document discusses dimensionless numbers and analogies between heat and mass transfer. It defines dimensionless numbers as numbers without physical units that are used to simplify governing equations in convection studies. The Nusselt number is used to remove the dimensions of the heat transfer coefficient. The Prandtl and Reynolds numbers are also dimensionless numbers used in fluid mechanics and transport phenomena to characterize fluid flow and heat/momentum diffusion. Mass transfer coefficients are similarly important in regulating mass diffusion rates and determining process time and productivity.
This document discusses dimensionless numbers and analogies between heat and mass transfer. It defines dimensionless numbers as numbers without physical units that are used to simplify governing equations in convection studies. The Nusselt number is used to remove the dimensions of the heat transfer coefficient. The Prandtl and Reynolds numbers are also dimensionless numbers used in fluid mechanics and transport phenomena to characterize fluid flow and heat/momentum diffusion. Mass transfer coefficients are similarly important in regulating mass diffusion rates and determining process time and productivity.
This document discusses dimensionless numbers and analogies between heat and mass transfer. It defines dimensionless numbers as numbers without physical units that are used to simplify governing equations in convection studies. The Nusselt number is used to remove the dimensions of the heat transfer coefficient. The Prandtl and Reynolds numbers are also dimensionless numbers used in fluid mechanics and transport phenomena to characterize fluid flow and heat/momentum diffusion. Mass transfer coefficients are similarly important in regulating mass diffusion rates and determining process time and productivity.
ANALOGIES BETWEEN HEAT AND MASS It is common to remove the dimensions of the heat transfer coefficient “h” with the Nusselt number.
It measures the increase in heat
Dimensionless number is a transmission from a surface. number that has no physical units that define it and therefore is a Alexander Peña pure number. In convection Andres vivas studies, it is common practice to Francisco Salazar remove the dimensions from the Nathalyee Gomez governing equations and combine the variables, which are grouped into dimensionless numbers, in order to reduce the number of total variables. NUMBER OF REYNOLDS ANALOGIES BETWEEN PRANDTL NUMBER HEATH AND MASS Used in fluid mechanics, reactor The mass transfer coefficients Is a dimensionless number design and transport phenomena are very important because by proportional to the quotient to characterize the movement of a regulating the speed with which between the diffusion rate of the fluid. Its value indicates whether equilibrium is reached, they moment quantity (viscosity) and the flow follows a laminar or control the time needed for the thermal diffusivity. turbulent model. thermal diffusion.
Determining the mass transfer
coefficient is important because it The Prandtl numbers of gases are allows to quantify the about 1, which indicates that both productivity of a system. momentum and heat dissipate through the fluid at about the same Facilitate the selection of the rate. material or substance with which The Reynolds number the process will be worked. determines the relationships between mass and velocity of the Limit the speed of the mass movement of microorganisms in transfer process. a liquid.