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THERE is a wide range of fields in which sonic, ultrasonic or pulsatory techniques have been found to improve the performance of a transfer process. In liquid–liquid extraction processes, for example, the effect of pulsation has been shown to increase the capacity of a unit by as much as 200 per cent1–3. Mass transfer rates and the coefficient of heat transfer are also claimed to be improved by sonic vibrations4–6.
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OBIAKOR, E., WHITMORE, R. Increasing the Settling Rate of Flocculated Suspensions. Nature 205, 381 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205381a0
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