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

J Hazard Mater. 2003 Feb 28;97(1-3):245-55. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3894(02)00264-9.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Forecasting
  • Industrial Waste
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Porosity
  • Risk Assessment
  • Soil Pollutants*
  • Water Pollutants*

Substances

  • Industrial Waste
  • Soil Pollutants
  • Water Pollutants