An experimental investigation of evaporation rates for different volatile organic compounds

Frederic Heymes (1) , Laurent Aprin (1) , Aurélia Bony-Dandrieux (1) , Serge Forestier (1) , Stefano Cirocchi (2) , Gilles Dusserre (1)

1 LGEI - Laboratoire de Génie de l'Environnement Industriel
2 Dipartimento Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente

Experiments were performed in order to measure evaporation rates of four different volatile organic compounds (VOC; 2-propanol, 1-hexene, acetone, propanal) and water. Evaporation mass flow rates and liquid temperatures where recorded. Different correlations were tested versus the experimental. Exponents and constant were recalculated to fit the experimental data. This new correlation was tested on an additional VOC experimentation (ethanol) and the accuracy of the correlation was satisfying. The correlation robustness was investigated versus temperature and wind velocity.

Mots clés: evaporation; VOC; volatile organic compound; spill

Domaines: Autre; Ingénierie de l'environnement

Frederic Heymes, Laurent Aprin, Aurélia Bony-Dandrieux, Serge Forestier, Stefano Cirocchi, et al.. An experimental investigation of evaporation rates for different volatile organic compounds. Process Safety Progress, 2013, 32 (2), pp.193-198. ⟨10.1002/prs.11566⟩. ⟨hal-02009227⟩