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Tom Hardy
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Homework Statement
The problem requires me to find the overall mass transfer coefficient or Kg.
Homework Equations
$$N_{1}=\frac{1}{\frac{1}{k_{p}+\frac{H}{k_{x}}}}(p_{1}-Hx_{1}), (1)$$
$$N_{1}=k_{p}(p_{1}-p_{1i}), (2)$$
$$N_{1}=k_{x}(x_{1i}-x_{1}), (3)$$
The Attempt at a Solution
So, I need to use equations 2 and 3 to get equation 1. The driving force:
$$(p_{1}-Hx_{1})$$
comes from using Henry's law, $$P_{1}=Hx_{1}$$ but I just do not understand where the overall mass transfer coefficient comes from, I have tried rearranging 2 and 3 to no avail, can someone help please.