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4913561 
Journal Article 
Sublimation of vertically oriented paradichlorobenzene cylinders in a natural convection environment 
Snapp, WB; Janna, W 
2012 
Yes 
Heat and Mass Transfer
ISSN: 0947-7411
EISSN: 1432-1181 
SPRINGER 
NEW YORK 
48 
6 
1005-1010 
English 
WOS:000304175300013 
Paradichlorobenzene cylinders were cast, then suspended vertically and allowed to sublimate in air. Data on mass versus time were measured, and a sublimation rate was calculated. Three cylinders of different diameters were used: 1 inch (2.54 cm), 1.5 inch (3.81 cm), and 2 inch (5.08 cm). The length of all three cylinders was 10 in. (25.4 cm). Calculations indicate that the Schmidt number was constant. The Sherwood number ranged from 23 to 26, and Rayleigh numbers varied from 11 x 10(3) to 88 x 10(3). The objective of this study was to develop a correlation for determining the mass transfer coefficient of vertically suspended paradichlorobenzene cylinders in a natural convection environment. An equation relating Sherwood and Rayleigh numbers was derived. 
Engineering; horizontal plates, mass-transfer