Visualizing Bulk Flow in Mass Transfer with Dissolving Candy

Autores

  • Maureen Tang Drexel University
  • Nicolas Alvarez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18260/2-1-370.660-137329

Resumo

This teaching tip describes an in-class activity that visualizes the difference between Fickian diffusion and bulk flow using SkittlesTM candy. Students are introduced to the concepts of concentration gradients, flux, and coordinate systems and encouraged to train their intuition by comparing expectations with observations.

Publicado

2024-12-17

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Teaching Tips