Droplet size distribution in a continuous oscillatory baffled reactor

We report our experimental investigation of droplet size distribution (DSD) in a continuous oscillatory baffled reactor (COBR). The droplet experiment s were carried out over a range of oscillation amplitudes and frequencies a nd for three different net flow Reynolds numbers in the absence of surfacta nts and coalescence inhibitors. Our experimental results show that the osci llation amplitude and frequency play a more dominant role in controlling th e mean droplet size and size distribution than the net flow. A correlation linking the mean droplet size, d(32), with energy dissipation due to fluid oscillation, epsilon, and energy dissipation due to net flow, epsilon (n), has been established. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.