Equations for predicting growth or dissolution rates of spherical particles

J. S. Vrentas, C. M. Vrentas, H. C. Ling

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Abstract

Approximate analytical solutions to the transport equations describing the heat or mass transfer-controlled growth or dissolution of an isolated sphere are discussed and critically evaluated. The predictions of these equations are compared with finite-difference and similarity solutions. Recommendations are presented for using particular analytical expressions to evaluate the radius-time behavior of the spherical particle for various ranges of the two dimensionless groups of the problem.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1927-1934
Number of pages8
JournalChemical Engineering Science
Volume38
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1983

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Chemical Engineering(all)
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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