Conclusion
Evaporation and heat mass transfer of the layers of aqueous salt solutions have been studied experimentally. Experimental data of aqueous salt solutions are compared with the water layer. Aqueous solutions of salts can be divided into two characteristic groups. For water and for the first group of salts (NaCl, CsCl, BaCl2), the evaporation rate j is quasi constant for most part of the evaporation time and heat transfer coefficient increase with time at the end of evaporation. The evaporation rate of salt solutions of CaCl2, LiCl, LiBr and MgCl2 decreases with time. For the second group (NaCl, CsCl, BaCl2), the rate of evaporation falls sharply with increasing salt concentration and with decreasing height of the liquid layer, and the heat transfer coefficient al has a pronounced extremum. The division of salts into two groups can be explained by different values of the equilibrium partial vapor pressure. In order to determine the group of salts to which the aqueous salt solution should be attributed, it is necessary to consider the following properties of salts: molar mass of salt, the heat of salt dilution and the degree of salt solubility (the beginning point of crystallization). This analysis will help to determine the conditions for modeling the evaporation and heat transfer process. For example, it will become clear whether to consider the diffusion equation or limit to solving the energy and momentum transfer equation. The equation for the evaporation rate for the second group of salts can be considered in the quasi-stationary formulation, i.e. assuming that pvs = const. For the first group of salts, pvs can change by an order of magnitude. In this case, the entire evaporation period can be divided into small intervals, and for each Dt interval one should assume pvsi = const. Thus, the nonstationary problem can be reduced to quasi-stationary even for the first group of salts.