In a vapor-liquid contacting equipment, the overall gas phase mass

transfer co-efficient (M.T.C), KG is related to individual co-efficients

(KG and KL

) as

(A) KG = 1/KG + m/KL

(B) 1/KG = 1/KG + m/KL

(C) 1/KG = 1/KL + m/KG

(D) KG = 1/KL + m/KG

1 Answer

Answer :

(B) 1/KG = 1/KG + m/KL


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