Sherwood number

The Sherwood number (Sh, according to Thomas Kilgore Sherwood ( 1903-1976 ) ) is a dimensionless parameter of thermodynamics. The Sherwood number describes the ratio of the effective transitioning to the amount of substance transported by diffusion. It corresponds in structure to the Nusselt number, which describes the transfer of heat. Application finds, among other things in the area of ​​chemical macrokinetics.

With

  • = Mass transfer coefficient
  • = Characteristic length
  • = Diffusion coefficient
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