On the performance of static mixers: A quantitative comparison

HEH Meijer, MK Singh, PD Anderson - Progress in Polymer Science, 2012 - Elsevier
The performance of industrially relevant static mixers that work via chaotic advection in the
Stokes regime for highly viscous fluids, flowing at low Reynolds numbers, like the Kenics …

Cfd–pbm numerical study on liquid–liquid dispersion in the q-type static mixer

H Meng, J Wang, Y Yu, Z Wang… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Numerical simulations of silicone oil–water two-phase turbulent dispersion mixing in Q-type
static mixers (QSM) are performed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) coupled with a …

Effects of internal geometry modifications on the dispersive and distributive mixing in static mixers

SS Soman, CMR Madhuranthakam - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this article, different static mixer geometries are studied with an objective of achieving
enhanced mixing performance. Design modifications such as incorporating perforations of …

Bubble Morphology Analysis and Pressure Drop of Gas–Liquid Two-Phase Flow inside a Quarto Static Mixer

Y Yu, P Yang, H Meng, H Liu, J Zhang… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The upward two-phase flow in vertical static mixers is beneficial for dispersion mixing. The
bubble size distribution, aspect ratio, and angle distribution of the dispersed phase at …

Hydrodynamics of gas-liquid dispersion in transparent Sulzer static mixers SMXTM

M Scala, L Gamet, LM Malbec, HZ Li - Chemical Engineering Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The gas-liquid hydrodynamics in a Sulzer SMX TM static mixer was investigated in the
present work through two different optical techniques: Backlight Shadowgraph Technique …

Determination of liquid residence time characteristics in spinning disk reactors via a computational approach

ZH Li, HZ Xu, YB Li, BC Sun… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Residence time distribution (RTD) is an essential hydrodynamic prerequisite for the
appropriate modeling of reactors. Our previous study designed a spinning disk reactor …

Hydrodynamics of wall-bounded turbulent flows through screens: a numerical study

W Abou-Hweij, F Azizi - Chemical Engineering Communications, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The hydrodynamic performance of turbulent flows in circular pipes equipped with screen-
type static mixers is numerically assessed in this study. A three-dimensional computational …

Study of fluid dynamic conditions in the selected static mixers part II‐determination of the residence time distribution

M Stec, PM Synowiec - The Canadian Journal of Chemical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The presented paper is part of the complete description of fluid‐dynamic conditions in the
selected static mixers: Koflo and Kenics. The research was also performed for an empty pipe …

Study of fluid dynamic conditions in the selected static mixers part III—research of mixture homogeneity

M Stec, PM Synowiec - The Canadian Journal of Chemical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This paper contains the analysis of mixture homogeneity in two types of static mixers, Koflo
and Kenics, based on both experimental and CFD study. The research was also expanded …

Study of fluid dynamic conditions in the selected static mixers part I‐research of pressure drop

M Stec, PM Synowiec - The Canadian journal of chemical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In the process industry the use of static mixers is constantly rising. Notwithstanding, due to
the multitude of available types, the selection of a proper construction is not as simple and …