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    Experimental investigation, modelling, and order of magnitude analysis of oxygen mass transfer in pulsed plate column with α-Fe2O3 nanofluid
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2024) Shet, A.S.; Shetty K, V.
    Volumetric oxygen mass transfer coefficient (kLa) is an important parameter in the design of various reactors and bioreactors. In the present work, the influence of α-Fe2O3 nanofluid on the enhancement of kLa is studied in a pulsed plate column (PPC). An enhancement factor of greater than one showed that the nanofluid is favourable in enhancing the mass transfer rate. The effect of pulsing velocity on kLa is observed to fall under two regimes: the dispersion regime and emulsion regime. The kLa enhancement factor is found to be higher in TiO2 nanofluid than in α-Fe2O3 nanofluid, indicating that the type of nanofluid influences the enhancement factor. The order of magnitude analysis showed that localized convection triggered by the Brownian motion of nanoparticles is the phenomenon responsible for kLa enhancement. A dimensionless multiple regression analysis (MRA) model was developed to predict kLa in the nanoparticle loading range of 0.003–0.019 (v/v%), relating the Sherwood number with oscillating Reynolds number (1200 ≤ Reo ≤ 20,000), gas flow Reynolds number (0.135 ≤ Reg ≤0.370), Schmidt number (1300 ≤ Sc ≤2700), and Brownian Reynolds number (2.81 × 10−4 ≤ ReB ≤5 × 10−4). The pseudo-homogeneous model could accurately predict the enhancement until critical loading conditions. © 2024 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering.
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    TiO2 nanofluid for oxygen mass transfer intensification in pulsed plate column
    (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2021) Shet, A.S.; Shetty K, K.
    Oxygen mass transfer coefficient (kLa) is a key parameter in biochemical, photochemical, or other reactors. Pulsed plate column (PPC) has a potential application as a gas-liquid contactor. In the present work, TiO2 nanofluid mediated oxygen mass transfer intensification in PPC is studied. The pulsing velocity (A × f) and nanoparticle loading in volume percent (?) have an interacting effect on kLa. The effect of ? on kLa, showed a dual regime of an increase in kLa with an increase in ? up to a critical loading (? CL) and decrease in kLa on further increase in ?. The effect of (A × f) on kLa showed three regimes. ? CL & kLa were found to decrease as the nanoparticle's size increased. Dimensionless correlations based on multiple regression analysis and ANN models were developed to predict the kLa values in PPC with TiO2 nanofluids. © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.