1112.1861 (James Q. Feng)

Diffusion-Controlled Quasi-Stationary Mass Transfer for an Isolated
Spherical Particle in an Unbounded Medium    [PDF]

James Q. Feng

A consolidated mathematical formulation of the spherically symmetric mass-transfer problem is presented, with the quasi-stationary approximating equations derived from a perturbation point of view for the leading-order effect. For the diffusion-controlled quasi-stationary process, a mathematically complete set of the exact analytical solutions is obtained in implicit forms to cover the entire parameter range. Furthermore, accurate explicit formulas for the particle radius as a function of time are also constructed semi-empirically for convenience in engineering practice. Both dissolution of a particle in a solvent and growth of it by precipitation in a supersaturated environment are considered in the present work.

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