Mass Transfers and Physical Data Estimation [Hardcover]

Many practical operations, such as environment depollution, blood dialysis or product purification, require matter transfer.

With an emphasis on the aforementioned subjects, this book revisits the founding principles of materials transfer on the basis of Ficks first law, which constitutes the foundation of diffusional phenomena. Additionally, continuity equations translating the macroscopic balances of systems are established. These balances constitute Ficks second law, which can be applied to quantify the fluxes of matter transferred in each situation, provided physical data is available. To this end, Mass Transfers and Physical Data Estimation pays particular attention to methods of data estimation.

Methods presented in this book are applied to several practical cases, such as diffusion in catalytic reactions or the reconstitution of cartilage in human bone joints.

Preface ix

Introduction xi

Chapter 1. Determination of Physical Data 1

1.1. Introduction 1

1.2. Estimating critical properties 2

1.2.1. Estimating critical temperature 2

1.2.2. Estimating critical pressure 5

1.2.3. Estimating the critical volume: Benson correlation (Benson, 1948) 8

1.2.4. Estimating the critical compressibility factor 10

1.3. Methods for estimating boiling temperature 11

1.4. Methods for estimating density 14

1.4.1. Estimating liquid densities 14

1.5. Methods for estimating viscosity 15

1.5.1. Estimating viscosities of pure liquids 15

1.5.2. Correlations for the viscosity of liquid mixtures 17

1.5.3. Estimating gas viscosities 18

1.6. Methods for estimating specific heat 19ló'