Abstract
Turbulent mass transfer to a wall at high Schmidt numbers is controlled by the velocity field within the viscous sublayer. Measurements have been obtained of the root-mean-square fluctuating mass transfer coefficient and the frequency spectrum of the fluctuating mass transfer coefficient for a Schmidt number of about 2300. From an order-of-magnitude analysis it is concluded that flow fluctuations in the direction of mean flow have little effect on the mass transfer fluctuations. A comparison of the mass transfer spectrum with the spectrum of the component of the velocity gradient in the transverse direction sz reveals that the high-frequency portion of the sz spectrum is not effective in transferring mass. Approximate relations between the mass transfer spectrum and the sz spectrum are developed for high frequencies and for low frequencies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 589-603 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of Fluid Mechanics |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 26 1970 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering