SLIP EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH KNUDSEN TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN POROUS MEDIA.

Author(s) : FREDERKING T. H. K., HEPLER W. A., KHANDHAR P. K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

POROUS MEDIA USED IN PHASE SEPARATORS AND THERMOMECHANICAL PUMPS HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF CHARACTERIZATION EFFORTS BASED ON THE DARCY PERMEABILITY OF LAMINAR CONTINUUM FLOW. THE LATTER IS NOT ALWAYS OBSERVED AT LOW SPEED, IN PARTICULAR AT VERY LOW PERMEABILITIES. THE PRESENT EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES ADDRESS QUESTIONS OF SLIP EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH LONG MEAN FREE PATHS OF GAS FLOW AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. DATA OBTAINED ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT, WITHIN DATA UNCERTAINTY, WITH A SIMPLIFIED ASYMPTOTIC KNUDSEN EQUATION PROPOSED FOR POROUS PLUGS.

Details

  • Original title: SLIP EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH KNUDSEN TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN POROUS MEDIA.
  • Record ID : 1989-0037
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryogenics - vol. 28 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1988

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