Wetting determination, heat

Determination of Heat of Wetting—The heat of wetting is determined by a calorimeter, although direct temperature measurements of a bulk of material ate often used. Ewing described a method which permits determination of both heat of wetting and heat of adsorption by a simple technique. While intended primarily for inc oxide, the method may be applied to other particulate material. This method is as follows A 5-g sample is heated to 500 deg C in an electric furnace and evacuated at that temperature for several hours. The evacuation is made with a... 

We have noted on page 238 that fine particles when wetted release heat. This heat may be termed the total surface energy and can be determined calorimetrically. Let He represent the heat of emersion of fine particles in water then what is measured is given by the following equation ... 

Another common method used for measuring T Is thermal analysis. The glass transition is associated wfth changes in specific heat, not with latent heat. Thus the transition occurs as a base-line shift rather than as distinct endotherms in DSC or differential thermal analysis (DTA). As shown In Figure 3, wet determinations are more difficult than dry determinations, since the wet fibers must be sealed In DSC capsules to prevent moisture vapor from escaping during the determination. Further, the baseline shift is usually very small, and an accurate measure is difficult to accomplish. 

There are complexities. The wetting of carbon blacks is very dependent on the degree of surface oxidation Healey et al. [19] found that q mm in water varied with the fraction of hydrophilic sites as determined by water adsorption isotherms. In the case of oxides such as Ti02 and Si02, can vary considerably with pretreatment and with the specific surface area [17, 20, 21]. Morimoto and co-workers report a considerable variation in q mm of ZnO with the degree of heat treatment (see Ref. 22). 

Suspension Polymers. Methacrylate suspension polymers are characterized by thek composition and particle-size distribution. Screen analysis is the most common method for determining particle size. Melt-flow characteristics under various conditions of heat and pressure are important for polymers intended for extmsion or injection molding appHcations. Suspension polymers prepared as ion-exchange resins are characterized by thek ion-exchange capacity, density (apparent and wet), solvent sweUing, moisture holding capacity, porosity, and salt-spHtting characteristics (105). 

Wet-Chemical Determinations. Both water-soluble and prepared insoluble samples must be treated to ensure that all the chromium is present as Cr(VI). For water-soluble Cr(III) compounds, the oxidation is easily accompHshed using dilute sodium hydroxide, dilute hydrogen peroxide, and heat. Any excess peroxide can be destroyed by adding a catalyst and boiling the alkaline solution for a short time (101). Appropriate ahquot portions of the samples are acidified and chromium is found by titration either using a standard ferrous solution or a standard thiosulfate solution after addition of potassium iodide to generate an iodine equivalent. The ferrous endpoint is found either potentiometricaHy or by visual indicators, such as ferroin, a complex of iron(II) and o-phenanthroline, and the thiosulfate endpoint is ascertained using starch as an indicator. 

For systems other than air-water vapor, the value of h /k c, may differ appreciably from unity, and the wet-bulb and adiabatic-saturation temperatures are no longer equal. For these systems the psychrometric ratio may be obtained by determining h /k from heat- and mass-transfer an ogies such as the Chilton-Colburn analogy [Ind. Eng. Chem., 26, 1183 (1934)]. For low humidities this analogy gives... 

Example 3 Air Heating Air is heated by a steam coil from 30 F dry-bulb temperature and 80 percent relative humidity to 75 F dry-bulb temperature. Find the relative humidity, wet-bulb temperature, and dew point of the heated air. Determine the quantity of heat added per pound of dry air. 

Example 6 Cooling Tower Determine water consumption and amount of heat dissipated per 1000 ftVmin of entering air at 90 F drydsulb temperature and 70 F wet-bulb temperature when the air leaves saturated at 110 F and the makeup water is at 75 F. 

Determination of the Temperature of the Evaporating Surface in Direct-Heat Tray Dryers When radiation and conduction are negligible, the temperature of the evaporating surface approaches the wet-bulb temperature and is readily obtained from the humidity and diy-bulb temperature. Frequently, however, radiation and conduction cause the temperature of the evaporating surface to exceed the wet-bulb temperature. When this occurs, the true surface temperature must be estimated. 

The calculations are made as follows. The exchanger is divided into small increments to allow numerical integrations. A tube wall temperature is first calculated and then QAV. The gas temperature and composition from an increment can then be calculated. If the gas composition is above saturation for the temperature, any excess condensation can occur as a fog. This allows the degree of fogging tendency to be quantified. Whenever possible, experimental data should be used to determine the ratio of heat transfer to m.ass transfer coefficients. This can be done with a simple wet and dry bulb temperature measurement using the components involved. 

A comparison of wet and dry bulb readings allows the relative humidity to be determined from a psychrometric chart. The wet bulb temperature is always lower than the dry bulb value except when the air is already saturated with water - 100% relative humidity. This is when the wet and dry bulb temperatures are the same. Tlie air will no longer accept water and the lack of evaporation does not allow the wetted bulb to reject heat into the air by evaporation. This situation would be... 

Does the employer regularly monitor heat eonditions (i.e., dry bulb or adjusted dry bulb temperatures) to determine the risk of heat stress and to establish appropriate work/rest regimens (Note Wet bulb globe temperature is not the most appropriate measure of environmental heat eonditions when employees are wearing vapor impermeable proteetive elothing.)... 

When a damp cloth is laid in an air flow, it settles after a certain time ic an equilibrium temperature, the so-called wet bulb temperature (0 ), which is determined through heat and mass transfer. Negotiating the heat flow obtained by radiation and conduction, the heat balance of the wet cloth in a stationary situation can be expressed as... 

It is important to emphasize that, especially in process measurements, radiation can have an essential influence on the wet bulb temperature, and therefore generally the wet bulb temperature is dependent on the mea,surement device and the method of measurement. If the airflow is very low, the radiation can have a remarkable contribution in addition to the convective heat transfer. Basically, an equation analogous to Eq. (4.138) can be empirically determined for each wet bulb temperature and method of measurement. 

In the case of the evaporative condenser, the heat is input to the condenser coils, which are kept wet by the spray. The water acts both as a heat transfer medium and an evaporative coolant, and its temperature will vary through the stack of tubes. The overall process is complex and ratings are determined from practical tests on a complete condenser [16]. 

Alkanes and Alkenes. For this study, C150-1-01 and C150-1-03 were tested under primary wet gas conditions with ethylene, ethane, propylene, and propane being added to the feed gas. This study was made in order to determine whether these hydrocarbons would deposit carbon on the catalyst, would reform, or would pass through without reaction. The test was conducted using the dual-reactor heat sink unit with a water pump and vaporizer as the source of steam. All gas analyses were performed by gas chromatography. The test was stopped with the poisons still in the feed gas in order to preserve any carbon buildup which may have occurred on the catalysts. 

Air containing 0.005 kg water vapour per kg of dry air is heated to 325 K in a dryer and passed to the lower shelves. It leaves these shelves at 60 per cent humidity and is reheated to 325 K and passed over another set of shelves, again leaving at 60 per cent humidity. This is again repeated for the third and fourth sets of shelves, after which the air leaves the dryer. On the assumption that the material on each shelf has reached the wet-bulb temperature and that heat losses from the dryer may he neglected, determine ... 

Determination of the wet-bulb temperature. Equation 13.8 gives the humidity of a gas in terms of its temperature, its wet-bulb temperature, and various physical properties of the gas and vapour. The wet-bulb temperature is normally determined as the temperature attained by the bulb of a thermometer which is covered with a piece of material which is maintained saturated with the liquid. The gas should be passed over the surface of the wet bulb at a high enough velocity (>5 m/s) (a) for the condition of the gas stream not to be affected appreciably by the evaporation of liquid, (b) for the heat transfer by convection to be large compared with that by radiation and conduction from the surroundings, and... 

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