Shorter CommunicationA general correlation for mass transfer in isotropic and anisotropic solid foams
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a, b, c pore lengths, m U0 superficial velocity, m/s εh outer porosity, dimensionless Hg Hagen number Re Reynolds number Sh Sherwood number Sc Schmidt number
Acknowledgments
This project was financed by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in the frame of the Research Group FOR 583: “Solid Sponges—Application of Monolithic Network Structures in Process Engineering”.
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