VISUALIZATION OF FLOWS IN A MODEL OF A CY LINDROCONICAL TANK

This paper describes the test construction, the possibilities and the limits now visualisation in a 20 Litre model of a cylindroconical tank . Visualisation by the light intersection method on cylindroconical ta nk models enables flows in cylindroconical tanks to be shown in princi ple in qualitative correlation with larger models and tanks being used in practice. This applies both to the visualisation of the bubble col umn during the main fermentation, heat convection as well as also for the different filling and emptying operations. Should further studies make a scale-lip possible this method could be a way of optimizing the dimensioning and equipping of cylindroconical tanks and process visua lisation without great experimental expense.