Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.36, No.9, 3879-3888, 1997
Mass-Transfer Parameters of O-2 and N-2 in Cyclohexane Under Elevated Pressures and Temperatures - A Statistical Approach
The solubility, volumetric mass transfer coefficient, gas-liquid interfacial area, mass transfer coefficient, gas holdup, and bubble Sauter mean diameter for O-2 and N-2 in liquid cyclohexane were obtained in 4-L gas-inducing and surface-aerated agitated reactors. The modified Peng-Robinson equation of state and the transient gas absorption and photographic techniques were employed. The experiments were statistically designed and the results were statistically correlated with a 95% confidence level. The solubilities for O-2 and N-2 showed an increase with pressure and temperature; and Henry’s law adequately modeled the values. All mass transfer parameters obtained were found to be higher in the gas-inducing than those in the surface-aerated reactor. Mixing speed and liquid height significantly affected the volumetric mass transfer coefficients and gas holdup in both reactors. The pressure and temperature slightly affected the volumetric mass transfer coefficients whereas the bubbles Sauter mean diameter for both gases remained constant at about 0.76 mm.
Keywords:MECHANICALLY AGITATED CONTACTORS;DYNAMIC GAS DISENGAGEMENT;BUBBLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION;LIQUID STIRRED VESSELS;TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS;INTERFACIAL AREA;AUTOCATALYTIC OXIDATION;POLYMERIZATION PROCESS;SILICONE FLUIDS;RUSHTON TURBINE