CFD simulation of stirred tanks: Comparison of turbulence models. Part I: Radial flow impellers

JB Joshi, NK Nere, CV Rane, BN Murthy… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A critical review of the published literature regarding the computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
modelling of single‐phase turbulent flow in stirred tank reactors is presented. In this part of …

Advances in airlift reactors: modified design and optimization of operation conditions

T Zhang, C We, Y Ren, C Feng, H Wu - Reviews in Chemical …, 2017 - degruyter.com
Airlift reactor (ALR) is a promising multiphase reactor for industrial applications. Abundant
reports about modifications of the conventional ALR and optimization of their operation …

Review of bubble dynamics on charged liquid–gas flow

W Zhang, J Wang, Z Wang, B Li, K Yu, S Zhan… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
When a fluid is subject to an electric field, it usually processes unique features compared to
the conventional fluid that arises from coupling between charged particles and fluid …

Gas–liquid flow and mass transfer in an advanced-flow reactor

MJ Nieves-Remacha, AA Kulkarni… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Hydrodynamics and mass transfer of gas–liquid flow are explored under ambient conditions
in an Advanced-Flow Reactor (AFR), an emerging commercial system designed for …

Study on mineral carbonation of heat activated lizardite at pilot and laboratory scale

E Benhelal, MI Rashid, MS Rayson, JD Prigge… - Journal of CO2 …, 2018 - Elsevier
This investigation examines the experimental data obtained from a 30 L pilot batch reactor,
used for single stage aqueous carbonation and for the dissolution of heat activated lizardite …

Insight into biomass as a renewable carbon source for the production of succinic acid and the factors affecting the metabolic flux toward higher succinate yield

JP Tan, J Md. Jahim, TY Wu, S Harun… - Industrial & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The current world demand for succinic acid is around 30 000 tonnes per annum, which is
forecast to expand 6-fold by 2015, owing to the introduction of biosuccinic acid. An insight …

Design of gas-inducing reactors

AW Patwardhan, JB Joshi - Industrial & engineering chemistry …, 1999 - ACS Publications
A gas-inducing impeller enables efficient recycling of gas from the headspace into the liquid.
Historically, these impellers were used for the first time in froth flotation machines. The …

Bubble formation from cylindrical, flat and concave sections exposed to a strong liquid cross-flow

SE Forrester, CD Rielly - Chemical Engineering Science, 1998 - Elsevier
The results of an experimental study on gas bubble formation from a submerged orifice on a
cylindrical, flat or concave blade section, which is exposed to a strong liquid cross-flow, are …

Study of various curved-blade impeller geometries on power consumption in stirred vessel using response surface methodology

RA Ghotli, ARA Aziz, S Ibrahim, S Baroutian… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2013 - Elsevier
The geometry of an impeller is a determining factor in power demand, which in turn
determines the cost of mixing operation in stirred tanks. In this work, the power requirements …

Enhancement of electric field on bubble dispersion characteristics in leaky-dielectric liquid medium

W Zhang, J Wang, W Hu, H Liu, B Li, K Yu - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Enhancement of the electric field on mixture has attached wide interests owing to its
advantages in the terrestrial and space applications. In this paper, the dispersion …