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A MECHANISTIC MODEL FOR ESTIMATING VOC EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL PROCESS DRAINS PART I: THE UNDERLYING CHANNEL. (R823335)
Citation:
Olson, D. A., J. K. Stubbe, AND R. L. Corsi. A MECHANISTIC MODEL FOR ESTIMATING VOC EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL PROCESS DRAINS PART I: THE UNDERLYING CHANNEL. (R823335). Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, NY, 19(1 (SPR)):1-10, (2000).
Description:
Recent research has indicated the potential for emissions of volatile organic compound
(VOCs) from industrial process drains, and a need for better understanding of the mass transfer
kinetics associated with such emissions. rn this study, a two-zone model was developed in an effort
to isolate individual mass transfer mechanisms Zone 1, described in this paper, consists of the
underlying channel in either a sealed or unsealed drain. A series of nine experiments were completed
on a laboratory drain system over a range of operating conditions to determine mass transfer
parameters. Liquid-phase mass transfer coefficients were highly correlated with liquid flowrate for
both sealed and unsealed drains. Gas-phase mass transfer coefficients were less predictable, but
were relatively constant. (11 References)