Effect of high transfer rates on the diffusion behaviour of multicomponent systems

Abstract

The effect of finite transfer rates on the diffusion behaviour of multicomponent systems is examined with the aid of two illustrative examples in steady state ternary gas diffusion. It is shown that the corrections due to finite transfer rates of the individual species on the transfer coefficients, and hence transfer rates, are significant even when the diffusing species are dilute or when equimolar counter diffusion prevails.