Mass transfer coefficient and concentration boundary layer thickness for a dissolving NAPL pool in porous media

Constantinos V. Chrysikopoulos, Pin Yi Hsuan, Marios M. Fyrillas, Kenneth Y. Lee

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Abstract

Analytical expressions for the time invariant, average mass transfer coefficient and the concentration boundary layer thickness applicable to dissolving single-component nonaqueous phase liquid (NAPL) pools in two-dimensional, saturated, homogeneous and isotropic porous formations are derived. Good agreement between predicted and experimentally determined time invariant average mass transfer coefficients is observed.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)245-255
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Hazardous Materials
Volume97
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Feb 2003

Keywords

  • Analytical solutions
  • Concentration boundary layer
  • Contaminant transport
  • Mass transfer coefficient
  • NAPL pool dissolution

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