Sherwood number
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The Sherwood number (Sh) is a dimensionless number used in mass-transfer operation. It represents the ratio of lengthscale to the diffusive boundary layer thickness, and is named in honor of Thomas Kilgore Sherwood.
It is defined as follows
<math> Sh = \frac{K_c L}{\mathcal{D}} </math>
It is the mass-transfer equivalent of the Nusselt number where
- <math>K_c</math> = overall mass transfer coefficient;
- <math>L</math> = characteristic length;
- <math>\mathcal{D}</math> = component diffusion coefficient
[edit] See also
Dimensionless numbers in fluid dynamics |
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de:Sherwood-Zahl fr:Nombre de Sherwood it:Numero di Sherwood nl:Getal van Sherwood ja:シャーウッド数 pl:Liczba Sherwooda
