Penetration model (theory) for mass transfer was enunciated by _____________________?

Correct answer: C. Higbie

  • A. Danckwerts
  • B. Toor and Marcello
  • C. Higbie
  • D. Kissinevskii

Explanation

Higbie proposed the penetration theory, which models mass transfer as occurring during brief exposure of fresh fluid elements to an interface. Danckwerts later developed the surface-renewal theory as an extension of this idea.

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