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    Appendix 2: Nomenclature

    (note that most symbols are defined as they arise in the text).
    A species
    A
    pre-exponential function (in Arrhenius equation)
    A
    specific transfer area
    C
    cost (Chapter 2)
    CA
    concentration of species
    D
    characteristic dimension (Chapter 2)
    D
    solute diffusivity (Equation 5.9)
    d diameter
    EA
    activation energy
    f
    frequency of oscillation
    Fo
    Fourier number
    h
    film heat transfer coefficient (Chapter 3)
    k
    thermal conductivity
    k
    the rate constant (in Arrhenius equation)
    kL
    local mass transfer coefficient (Chapter 5)
    l litre
    M
    mass flow rate
    m
    number of baffles (Chapter 5)
    N
    number of tanks in series (Chapter 5)
    Np
    power number
    Nu
    Nusselt number
    P
    production capacity (Chapter 2)
    P
    particle motion (Chapter 5)
    P
    power (equation for Np)
    Pr
    Prandtl number
    Q
    local heat flux (Equation 5.18)
    r radius
    rA
    rate of heat loss of species
    R
    constant (section 5.3.7)
    R
    surface shear stress (Chapter 3)
    Re
    Reynolds number
    Ren
    Reynolds number based on net flow (Chapter 5)
    s
    film thickness
    s, y
    boundary conditions on spinning disc (Chapter 5)
    Sc
    Schmidt number
    Sh
    Sherwood number

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    546

    APPENDIX 2 Nomenclature

    t time
    te
    film exposure time
    tpa
    tonnes per annum
    T temperature
    T
    surface tension/unit length (after equation 5.18)
    U
    film velocity
    u
    velocity (Chapter 3)
    v velocity
    V volume
    Vm
    maximum oscillation velocity
    Vs
    settling velocity

    Definitions
    Selectivity (%) = moles of product/(moles of feed in moles of feed out) 100
    Conversion (%) = [moles (feed in) moles (feed out)]/moles (feed in) 100

    Greek symbols






    power density (W/m3)


    density
    viscosity
    angular velocity (SDR)
    contact angle
    velocity ratio
    indicates uniformity of suspension (section 5.3.7)

    Suffices
    n (Re)
    (Ro)
    s
    film thickness
    w wall

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