Mass transfer of sodium chloride in simulated crystallizing pond during the rainfall period

Abstract

AbstractThe mass transfer equation describing the transport phenomena of sodium chloride is derived for the simulated crystallizing pond during the rainfall period. According to the theoretical and experimental results, the dissolution rate of NaCl is shown to be controlled by the combination of salt transport including the diffusion and convection of solute in solution and surface dissolution reaction including the desorption and surface diffusion of solute. It is found that both the dissolution and convective mass transfer coefficients are proportional to the total rainfall quantity, and inversely proportional to the brine depth. The variation of dissolution mass transfer coefficient to the total rainfall quantity and brine depth is correlated from the experimental results. Correlation of the convective mass transfer coefficient is also obtained by using the numerical solution of the mass transfer equation.