Gas-film coefficients for streams
Journal of Environmental Engineering
By: R. E. Rathbun and D. Y. Tai
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Abstract
Equations for predicting the gas-film coefficient for the volatilization of organic solutes from streams are developed. The film coefficient is a function of windspeed and water temperature. The dependence of the coefficient on windspeed is determined from published information on the evaporation of water from a canal. The dependence of the coefficient on temperature is determined from laboratory studies on the evaporation of water. Procedures for adjusting the coefficients for different organic solutes are based on the molecular diffusion coefficient and the molecular weight. The molecular weight procedure is easiest to use because of the availability of molecular weights. However, the theoretical basis of the procedure is questionable. The diffusion coefficient procedure is supported by considerable data. Questions, however, remain regarding the exact dependence of the film coefficint on the diffusion coefficient. It is suggested that the diffusion coefficient procedure with a 0.68-power dependence be used when precise estimate of the gas-film coefficient are needed and that the molecular weight procedure be used when only approximate estimates are needed.
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Rathbun, R.E., Tai, D.Y., 1983, Gas-film coefficients for streams: Journal of Environmental Engineering, v. 109, no. 5, p. 1111-1127, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1983)109:5(1111).
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Gas-film coefficients for streams |
| Series title | Journal of Environmental Engineering |
| DOI | 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1983)109:5(1111) |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ASCE |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | 17 p. |
| First page | 1111 |
| Last page | 1127 |