Mass accommodation coefficients from penetration measurements in laminar tube flow

P. H. McMurry, M. R. Stolzenburg

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Abstract

The theory for penetration of 'sticky' gaseous molecules through cylindrical tubes in laminar flow is presented and implications of the theory for measurements of mass accommodation coefficients are discussed. For the case where the inner tube walls are coated with a liquid, a criterion is developed which can be used to determine whether re-evaporation is likely to contribute significantly to measured penetration values. This criterion can be useful in designing experiments. It is concluded that laminar flow penetration measurements can be useful for measuring very small mass accommodation coefficients (<10-4). The theory can also be used to design diffusion denuders when accommodation coefficients are known.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1231-1234
Number of pages4
JournalAtmospheric Environment (1967)
Volume21
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
AcknoH,frrlyumunr?This research was supported by NSF Grant ATM-85154~. We thank Dr Stephen Schwartx (Brookhaven National Laboratory) and Dr Michael Moxurkewich (National Center for Atmospheric Research) for helpful comments.

Keywords

  • Mass accommodation coefficient
  • heterogeneous chemical reaction
  • surface reaction

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