Practice - Evaporation of Volatile Chemical Spills
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Practice Questions
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What does the Sherwood number represent?
💡 Hint: Think about the different ways substances transfer in fluids.
Define Reynolds number.
💡 Hint: It compares inertial forces to viscous forces.
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What is the Sherwood number a measure of?
💡 Hint: Think about how substances move in different states.
True or False: Higher Reynolds numbers indicate laminar flow.
💡 Hint: Recall what you learned about fluid dynamics.
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Challenge Problems
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A chemical spill occurs in a river with a Reynolds number of 2000. Explain how this affects the mass transfer of the contaminant and the rate of evaporation for both heavy and light hydrocarbons.
💡 Hint: Consider how flow types (laminar vs. turbulent) affect chemical behavior.
Given specific empirical correlations for water bodies, derive the implications if the Schmidt number for a chemical increases significantly due to altered temperature profiles.
💡 Hint: Think about how changes in temperature can influence diffusion rates.
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