Sherwood Number

Sherwood number is proportional to { (massr diffusivity) / (molecular diffusivity) } and is used in mass transfer calculations. It is equivalent to (jm.Re.Sc1/3). It is normally defined in the following form :

 

Sherwood Number

 

Where:

Dv

=

Diffusivity

kc

=

Diffusion rate

L

=

Characteristic length

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