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Chilton–Colburn J-factor analogy (also known as the modified Reynolds analogy) is a successful and widely used analogy between heat, momentum, and mass transfer. The basic mechanisms and mathematics of heat, mass, and momentum transport are essentially the same. Among many analogies (like Reynolds analogy, Prandtl–Taylor analogy) developed to directly relate heat transfer coefficients, mass transfer coefficients and friction factors, Chilton and Colburn J-factor analogy proved to be the most accurate.

It is written as follows,

${\displaystyle J_{M}={\frac {f}{2}}=J_{H}={\frac {h}{c_{p}\,G}}\,{Pr}^{\frac {2}{3}}=J_{D}={\frac {k'_{c}}{\overline {v}}}\cdot {Sc}^{\frac {2}{3}}}$

This equation permits the prediction of an unknown transfer coefficient when one of the other coefficients is known. The analogy is valid for fully developed turbulent flow in conduits with Re > 10000, 0.7 < Pr < 160, and tubes where L/d > 60 (the same constraints as the Sieder–Tate correlation). The wider range of data can be correlated by Friend–Metzner analogy.

Relationship between Heat and Mass;

${\displaystyle J_{M}={\frac {f}{2}}={\frac {Sh}{Re\,Sc^{\frac {1}{3}}}}=J_{H}={\frac {f}{2}}={\frac {Nu}{Re\,Pr^{\frac {1}{3}}}}}$

See also

• Reynolds analogy
• Thomas H. Chilton

References

1. Çengel, Yunus A. (2014). Heat and Mass Transfer : Fundamentals and Applications (5th ed.). NY: McGraw-Hill Higher Education. p. 362. ISBN 9780077654764.

• Geankoplis, C.J. Transport processes and separation process principles (2003). Fourth Edition, p. 475.

External links

• Lecture notes on mass transfer coefficients: http://facstaff.cbu.edu/rprice/lectures/mtcoeff.html

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