Consider a DVD similar to that of Problem 5.86. To protect sensitive information within the storage medium,

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Consider a DVD similar to that of Problem 5.86. To protect sensitive information within the storage medium, a very thin film of reactive polymer is embedded within the polycarbonate at a distance d = 0.5 mm from the surface. The thin film can undergo a chemical reaction with oxygen during which it is converted from a transparent material to an opaque material, rendering the information unreadable. The chemical reaction begins when the oxygen concentration at the reactive polymer reaches C crit = 5 x 10-5k mol/m3. The DVD is shipped in an oxygen-proof pouch; determine the elapsed time after removal from the pouch before the DVD self-destructs. The solubility and diffusivity of oxygen in polycarbonate are S = 8.9 X 10-3 k mol/m3 ∙ bar and DAB = 6.5 x 10-12 m2/s. respectively.

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Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer

ISBN: 978-0471457282

6th Edition

Authors: Incropera, Dewitt, Bergman, Lavine

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