The influence of axial orientation of spheroidal particles on the adsorption rate in a granular porous medium
Authors |
F.A. Coutelieris |
Publication Year |
2002 |
Journal Name |
Stud. Surf. Sci. Catalysis |
Volume |
144 |
Pages |
745-751 |
Citations |
2 |
Research Area |
Modelling of Transport Processes |
Abstract:
The mass transport problem from a Newtonian fluid to a swarm of prolate and/or oblate
spheroidal adsorbers under creeping flow conditions is considered here. The spheroidal-incell
model is used for the analytical description of the flow field within the swarm. The
convective diffusion equation along with the appropriate boundary conditions for the
description of the adsorption upon the solid surface is solved analytically for high Peclet
numbers and numerically in the low Peclet regime. In both cases, analytical expressions for
the adsorption rate are obtained. It is found that the oblate geometry offers significant
advantage for capturing the diluted mass compared with the prolate one even in strongly
convective environments. It is also shown that the assumption of instantaneous adsorption
overestimates significantly the adsorption efficiency.