Energetic Efficiency of Mixing and Mass Transfer in Single Phase and Two-Phase Systems
In this work a concept of energetic efficiency of mixing is presented and discussed; a classical definition of mixing efficiency is modified to include effects of the Schmidt number and the Reynolds number. Generalization to turbulent flows is presented as well. It is shown how the energetic efficie...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Chemical and Process Engineering
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Chemical and Process Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/cpe.2017.38.issue-1/cpe-2017-0007/cpe-2017-0007.xml?format=INT |
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| Summary: | In this work a concept of energetic efficiency of mixing is presented and discussed; a classical definition of mixing efficiency is modified to include effects of the Schmidt number and the Reynolds number. Generalization to turbulent flows is presented as well. It is shown how the energetic efficiency of mixing as well as efficiencies of drop breakage and mass transfer in twophase liquid-liquid systems can be identified using mathematical models and test chemical reactions. New expressions for analyzing efficiency problem are applied to identify the energetic efficiency of mixing in a stirred tank, a rotor stator mixer and a microreactor. Published experimental data and new results obtained using new systems of test reactions are applied. It has been shown that the efficiency of mixing is small in popular types of reactors and mixers and thus there is some space for improvement. |
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| ISSN: | 2300-1925 |