CHARACTERIZATION OF STIRRED VESSEL HYDRODYNAMICS BY 3-DIMENSIONAL TRAJECTOGRAPHY

Authors
WITTMER S FALK L PITIOT P VIVIER H
Citation
S. Wittmer et al., CHARACTERIZATION OF STIRRED VESSEL HYDRODYNAMICS BY 3-DIMENSIONAL TRAJECTOGRAPHY, Canadian journal of chemical engineering, 76(3), 1998, pp. 600-610
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical
Journal title
Canadian journal of chemical engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
00084034
Volume
76
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
600 - 610
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-4034(1998)76:3<600:COSVHB>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A simple method has been developed to track the three-dimensional moti on of a small particle convected in a stirred tank for about 1 h. Diff erent flow patterns induced by a Rushton or a pitched blade turbine ha ve been studied. The results have been compared with known results obt ained by conventional techniques. Several tools which have been propos ed for this purpose give rise to new insights and interpretation of tr ansport and mixing processes in stirred tanks for engineering applicat ions.