Theoretical Prediction of Volumetric Mass Transfer Coefficient (k<sub>L</sub>a) for Designing an Aeration Tank

Authors

  • Pisut Painmanakul Chulalongkorn University
  • Jidapa Wachirasak Chulalongkorn University
  • Marupatch Jamnongwong Institut National des Sciences Appliques de Toulouse
  • Gilles Hebrard Institut National des Sciences Appliques de Toulouse

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2009.13.3.13

Keywords:

Prediction method, volumetric mass transfer coefficient, interfacial area, liquid-side mass transfer coefficient, bubble diameter, bubble rising velocity.

Abstract

The objective of this present paper is to propose a new theoretical prediction method of the volumetric mass transfer coefficient (kLa) occurring in a gas-liquid contactor based on the dissociation of the liquid-side mass transfer coefficient (kL) and the interfacial area (a). The calculated results have been compared with those obtained with the experimental process in a small-scale bubble column. Tap water was used as liquid phase and an elastic membrane with a single orifice as gas sparger. Only the dynamic bubble regime was considered in this work (ReOR= 1501000 and We = 0.0024). This study has clearly shown that, whatever the operating conditions under test, the generated bubble diameters (dB), bubble frequency (fB) and their associated rising velocities (UB) were the important parameters in order to predict, not only the values of kLa, but also the values of a and of kL. Moreover, these obtained results could provide a better understanding of the parameters which influence the oxygen transfer mechanism in the aeration process. By using the correlations to estimate these bubble hydrodynamics (dB and UB), it diminishes times for measuring the associated mass transfer parameters and also their experimental complexities and errors.

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Author Biographies

Pisut Painmanakul

Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Jidapa Wachirasak

Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Marupatch Jamnongwong

Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, UMR INSA-CNRS 5504, UMR INSA-INRA 792, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, Cedex 4, France

Gilles Hebrard

Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, UMR INSA-CNRS 5504, UMR INSA-INRA 792, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, Cedex 4, France

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Published In
Vol 13 No 3, Sep 19, 2009
How to Cite
[1]
P. Painmanakul, J. Wachirasak, M. Jamnongwong, and G. Hebrard, “Theoretical Prediction of Volumetric Mass Transfer Coefficient (k<sub>L</sub>a) for Designing an Aeration Tank”, Eng. J., vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 13-28, Sep. 2009.

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