ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
A mathematical model simulating light transmission through liquid-liquid dispersions has been developed. Numerical solutions of the model for various drop size distributions show that the fraction of parallel light which passes through a dispersion is a unique function of a dimensionless group, here named the Transmission Number, regardless of the drop size distribution. The results, which were verified by actual light transmission experiments, show that the interfacial area of a liquid-liquid dispersion can be calculated from a light reading provided that the light detector receives only parallel light. Application of the results to other two-phase dispersions is indicated.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690190421
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