
NOTATION 511
δ
t
thermal boundary-layer thickness, L
ε fractional void space or porosity, dimensionless
ε small distance, L
ε radiative emissivity of surface, dimensionless
ς dimensional constant, M/L
2
η local film thickness, L
θ angular coordinate, radians
θ angle of inclination or angle between horizontal and unit tangential vector,
dimensionless
κ bulk viscosity, M/L · t
κ ratio of the mass fluxes for binary diffusion, dimensionless
κ stoichiometric coefficient, dimensionless
λ
n
roots of equation (4.P.12-3), (4.P.13-3), or (4.P.14-3), dimensionless
μ shear viscosity, M/L ·t
ν kinematic viscosity, L
2
/t
ξ a dimensionless constant having a value of either 0 or 1, depending on the local
concentration relative to that at reaction equilibrium
i
ith dimensionless group whose definition depends on the particular problem
ρ mass density, M/L
3
ρ average mass density, M/L
3
˜ρ mass density of the gas phase, M/L
3
ρ
i
mass density of region, medium, or component i, M/L
3
ρ
0
i
mass density of pure component i, M/L
3
ρ
p
mass density of pure polymer, M/L
3
ρ
w
mass density of liquid water, M/L
3
σ Stefan–Boltzmann constant, M/t
3
· T
4
σ total stress tensor, M/L · t
2
σ
AB
collision diameter for molecules A and B,L
σ
ij
ij -component of the total stress tensor, M/L · t
2
τ viscous stress tensor, M/L · t
2
τ
ij
ij -component of the viscous stress tensor, M/L · t
2
φ angular coordinate, radians
φ unspecified constant, dimensionless
φ volume of liquid per unit interfacial area, L
ϕ unspecified scalar having variable units
ϕ dimensionless derivative of the concentration
χ ratio of the total absorption rate relative to its maximum value for purely physical
absorption, dimensionless
r
reaction-rate parameter, dimensionless
ψ liquid volume fraction in a multiphase system, dimensionless
˙
ψ time rate of change of the liquid volume fraction, t
−1
ψ
bf
bed-size factor equal to the ratio of the total mass of adsorbent to the total mass of
oxygen produced per day, dimensionless
ψ
r
product recovery equal to the ratio of the volumetric flow of the product to that of
the feed, dimensionless
collision integral, dimensionless
ω angular frequency or velocity, radians/t
ω
i
mass fraction of component i, dimensionless
˜ω
i
mass fraction of component i in the gas phase, dimensionless