In a laboratory experiment, air at (347 mathrm{~K}) and (1 mathrm{~atm}) is blown at high speed around
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In a laboratory experiment, air at \(347 \mathrm{~K}\) and \(1 \mathrm{~atm}\) is blown at high speed around a single naphthalene \(\left(\mathrm{C}_{10} \mathrm{H}_{8}\right)\) sphere, which sublimates partially. When the experiment begins, the diameter of the sphere is \(2.0 \mathrm{~cm}\). At the end of the experiment, 14.32 min later, the diameter of the sphere is \(1.85 \mathrm{~cm}\).
(a) Estimate the mass-transfer coefficient, based on the average surface area of the particle, expressing the driving force in terms of partial pressures. The density of solid naphthalene is \(1.145 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}\) and its vapor pressure at \(347 \mathrm{~K}\) is \(670 \mathrm{~Pa}\) (Perry and Chilton, 1973).
(b) Calculate the mass-transfer coefficient, for the driving force in terms of molar concentration.
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