Mass Transfer

Mass Transfer Coefficients (MTC) and

Correlations I

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Mass Transfer Coefficients and Correlations I
Diffusion can be described in two ways:
1. Detailed physical description based on Fick‘s laws and the
diffusion coefficient.

2. Engineering approach based on the mass transfer coefficient k

Aim of this lecture:

• Introduce the mass tranfer coefficient k

• Give examples how k is used
• Outlook: mass transfer correlations

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