Effect of Mass Transfer on Drop Formation

Abstract

The size distribution of drops formed b y injection of one liquid into another was quantitatively determined as a function of the direction of mass transfer between the phases. The experiments indicated a profound influence of mass transfer on the character of the drop size distribution.Downloaded by UNIV OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN on August 24, 2015 |

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“…The drop size may be substantially dependent on both the direction and the rate of mass transfer (Perrut and Loutaty, 1972;Coyle et al 1981;Coyle and Berg, 1984). In particular, Bayens and Laurence (1968) and Perrut and Loutaty (1972) both found that mass transfer from the continuous to the disperse phase has a negligible effect on drop size, whereas transfer in the opposite direction was accompanied by the formation of significantly larger drops. Confusion on this very point was demonstrated by a prepublication reviewer of the present paper, who advocated application of the correlation for drop size by Horvath et al (1978) (developed either for no mass transfer or for transfer from the continuous to the disperse phase) to the present data.…”