Staff PhD
Mass Transfer Processes of Odorants in Aerial Boundary Layers
Chayan Kumer Saha
| University | Aarhus University |
| Department |
Department of Agricultural Engineering |
| Supervisor | Senior Scientist, Ph.D., Guo-Qiang Zhang |
| Local Supervisor | |
| Project term | 01/05 2008-30/04-2011 |
| Masters degree | M.Sc. in Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering, Wageningen University, the Netherlands |
Background
Studies have shown that the airflow type (laminar or turbulent) and the thickness of the air boundary layer are of major importance for the release and transport of volatiles from solid and liquid surfaces to air. The interaction between air movements in the room and in the slurry channel will affect the odorant concentration in the channel and in the room air. Better knowledge of the exchange mechanisms between air and the slurry surface in the slurry channel and between air and soiled surfaces and animals in the room is needed.
Aim
The PhD study will provide fundamental knowledge about the mass transfer processes of odorants from slurry surface boundary layers to the room air space and to obtain basic knowledge about release of odorants from animal slurry.