2019 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Understanding Mixing Processes II: Experimental and Computational Investigations

This session has presentations on experimental and computational investigations that lead to a better understanding of mixing processes and the performance of these units. A major emphasis in this session will be on experimental work supported by computational simulations.

Chair

David Lignell, Brigham Young University

Co-Chair

Richard Kehn, SPX Flow (lightnin Mixers)

Presentations

03:30 PM

(431a) Assessment of 3D-PTV to Measure Lagrangian Flow Fields in Stirred Tanks
Manuele Romano, Mark Simmons, E. Hugh Stitt, Federico Alberini, Li Liu, Giuseppe Raso

03:51 PM

(431b) Characterization of Vortex Formation and Blend Time in Unbaffled Tanks
Robert Hesketh, Arthur W. Etchells, Christopher O'Connell, Nicholas Tiwari, Anthony Salemo

04:12 PM

(431c) Suspension of Large and Dense Particles in Stirred Vessels: Further Application and Validation of Grenville-Mak-Brown (GMB) 2015 Approach
Jason J. Giacomelli, Richard Grenville, Harry Van den Akker

04:33 PM

(431d) An Improved Kinetic Model for Micromixing Characterization Using the Villermaux-Dushman Method
Arturo N. Manzano Martinez, Sander Haase, Melissa Assirelli, John van der Schaaf

04:54 PM

(431e) Comparison of CFD Simulations to Experimental Results for Blend Time of Turbulent Newtonian Fluids in Stirred Tanks
Aaron Strand, John A. Thomas

05:15 PM

(431f) Comparison of Blend Time Measurements: An Experimental and Computational Study
Eric E. Janz, Kevin Myers, Nicholas A Brown

05:36 PM

(431g) Controlled Droplet Size for Oil-in-Water Emulsions: Experimental and Modeling Approach to Characterize Work History Applied By Mixing Devices
Margaret Y. Hwang, Sarat Chandra Kuchibhatla, Chang Kai Wu