A new method is proposed for the correlation of mass transfer in the flow of gases through packed beds. This method is based on an empirical extension of the equations of Lin, Moulton, and Putnam and von Karman. The proposed equation agrees well with data on the vaporization from solids over a range of Schmidt numbers from 0.24 to 3.15.nModifications of the proposed equation appear to be applicable to mass transfer in packed columns with liquid flow and to psychrometric work. More extensive data will be necessary to confirm the suitability of these applications.
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