AbstractsChemistry

The flow of gases and vapours through absorbing porous media.

by Richard Howden. Tomlinson




Institution: McGill University
Department: Department of Chemistry.
Degree: PhD
Year: 1948
Keywords: Chemistry.
Record ID: 1483134
Full text PDF: http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile125282.pdf


Abstract

Fluid flow has been measured through almost every type of porous material. A considerable portion of these permeability studies has been directed towards the flow of gases through a bed of charcoal grains. The interest in gas flow through charcoal arises from the ability of charcoal to separate one gas from another, and this property has been widely applied both in chemical warfare and industry. It is of fundamental importance to the knowledge of gas flow through a bed of charcoal grains to understand the process by which the sorbable gas is carried into the interior of the charcoal grain. [...]