Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, Vol.40, No.10, 805-807, 2007
Mass transfer improvement on double-pass laminar counterflow concentric circular mass exchangers with external recycle
A new external-recycle model at the ends of double-pass concentric circular mass exchangers with uniform wall concentration, demonstrating a considerable mass-transfer efficiency improvement, has been developed and studied theoretically. The effects of the subschannel radius ratio, permeable barrier parameter and recycle ratio on the mass-transfer efficiency improvement as well as on the power consumption increment have been also discussed.