NOMENCLATURA ADSORCIÓN

Dimensions in
Symbol Definition Units in SI System
θ
M,N,L,T,θ
2
ap Outer surface area of the particle m L2
s
aw Water activity, p w /p w
2
A Total surface area m L2
2 2
Ab Bed transversal area m L
Ao Pore surface area m2 L2
c Concentration of the adsorbate in the fluid phase
-3
ci Concentration of the adsorbate i in the fluid phase kmol·m NL-3
* Concentration of the adsorbate i in equilibrium with the adsorbed -3 -3
ci kmol·m NL
phase concentration, qi
-3
c bi Concentration of the adsorbate i in the bulk fluid kmol·m NL-3
c oi Concentration of the adsorbate i in the feed kmol·m-3 NL-3
-3 -3
c Si Concentration of the adsorbate i in the surface of the particle kmol·m NL
LT θ
-1 -1 2 -2 -1
cp Specific heat capacity of the fluid J·kg ·K
dp Particle diameter m L
dp' Equivalent particle diameter, d p ψ m L
D Bed diameter m L
2 -1
De Effective diffusivity m ·s L2T-1
DK Knudsen diffusivity m2·s-1 L2T-1
Dm Molecular diffusivity m2·s-1 L2T-1
Do Average pore diameter m L
Ds Surface diffusivity m2·s-1 L2T-1
G Gas flow rate kg·s-1 ML-1
h Film heat transfer coefficient W·m-2·K-1 MT-3θ-1
H Enthalpy per mol J·kmol-1 MN-1L2T-2
k Thermal conductivity of the fluid W·m-1·K-1 MT-3θ-1
kB Boltzman constant
kg Film mass transfer coefficient m·s-1 LT-1
K Adsorption equilibrium constant
Adsorption equilibrium constant for the component i in a
Ki
multicomponent mixture
Adsorption equilibrium constant for the component j in a
Kj
multicomponent mixture
Ko Adsorption equilibrium constant at standard conditions
kL Overall mass transfer coefficient in the liquid phase m·s-1 LT-1
m adsorbent mass kg M
M Moisture of a food kg·kg-1
-1
M1 Moisture corresponding of a monolayer kg·kg
n Index in the Freundlich equation
-1 -1
ni Molar rate of the adsorbate i due to external transport kmol·s NT
NA Avogadro Number=6,023·1023 molecules/mol
Ni Moles of the adsorbate i transferred due to external transport kmol N
-2 -1
N ik Flux of the adsorbate i due to knudsen diffusion kmol·m ·s NL-2T-1
N im Flux of the adsorbate i due to molecular diffusion kmol·m-2·s-1 NL-2T-1
N is Flux of the adsorbate i due to surface migration diffusion kmol·m-2·s-1 NL-2T-1
p Partial pressure N·m-2 ML-1T-2
pi Partial pressure of the adsorbate i N·m-2 ML-1T-2
ps Vapour pressure N·m-2 ML-1T-2
pso Vapour pressure in the pore N·m-2 ML-1T-2
pw Partial pressure of the water vapor in a food N·m-2 ML-1T-2
pws Partial pressure of water vapor N·m-2 ML-1T-2
PT Total pressure N·m-2 ML-1T-2
PM Molecular weight
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Dimensions in
Symbol Definition Units in SI System
θ
M,N,L,T,θ
-3 -3
q Concentration of the adsorbate in the adsorbed phase kmol·m NL
qi Concentration of the adsorbate i in the adsorbed phase
-3
qj Concentration of the adsorbate j in the adsorbed phase kmol·m NL-3
q max Concentration of the adsorbate in the adsorbed phase in a monolayer kmol·m-3 NL-3
-3
q i,max Concentration of the adsorbate i in the adsorbed phase in a monolayer kmol·m NL-3
Q Heat transferred due to external transport J M
q' Rate of heat transferred due to external transport W MT-1
r Distance along the radius of the adsorbent particle m L
R Gas constant 8314 J·kmol-1·K-1 MN-1L2T-2θ-1
Rp External radius of the adsorbent particle m L
S Surface area per mass of adsorbent m2·kg-1 L2M-1
t Time s T
T Absolute temperature K θ
Tb Temperature of the bulk fluid K θ
TS Temperature of the solid surface K θ
3 3
V Volume of the fluid phase m L
Vo Volume of the pore m3 L3
VLo Molar volume of the liquid in the pore m3 L3
Vp Specific volume of the particle m3 L3
W Mass of adsorbent kg M
∆ Change in property
α Covered area per adsorben molecule
εb Bulk porosity
εp Particle porosity
ι Distance in the pore m L
η Rotation speed s-1 T-1
µ Viscosity N·s·m-2 ML-1T-1
ν Volume of the adsorbed fluid m3 L3
νο m3 3
Volume of the adsorbed fluidat standard conditions 0ºC, 1 atm L
ν max Volume of the adsorbed fluid in a monolayer m3 L3
v Fluid velocity m·s-1 LT-1
ρ Fluid density kg·m-3 ML-3
ρb Bulk density kg·m
-3
ML
-3

ρp Particle density kg·m-3 ML-3

ρs True solid density kg·m-3 ML-3
τ Pore tortuosity
ψ Sphericity
ξ Force constant of Lennard-Jones
σ12 Collision diameter of Lennard-Jones Å L
Bi Biot number for mass transfer (k g R p /D e)
Bi Biot number for heat transfer (hR p /k )
Nu Nusselt number (hd p/ k )
Pr Prandlt number (c p µ/ k )
Re Reynolds number (ρν d p / µ )
Sc Schmidt number (µ/ρ D m )
Sh Sherwood number (k g d p /D m)