Escamilla‑Ruíz, I.A., Sierra‑Espinosa, F. Z., García, J. C., Valera Medina, Agustin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1580-7133 and Carillo, F 2017. Experimental data and numerical predictions of a single-phase flow in a batch square stirred tank reactor with a rotating cylinder agitator. Heat and Mass Transfer 53 (9) , pp. 2933-2949. 10.1007/s00231-017-2030-7 |
Abstract
Abstract Single-phase flows in stirred tank reactors have useful characteristics for a wide number of industrial applications. Usually, reactors are cylindrical vessels and complex impeller designs, which are often highly energy consuming and produce complicated flow patterns. Therefore, a novel configuration consisting of a square stirred tank reactor is proposed in this study with potential advantages over conventional reactors. In the present work hydrodynamics and turbulence have been studied for a single-phase flow in steady state operating in batch condition. The flow was induced by drag from a rotating cylinder with two diameters. The effects of drag from the stirrer as well as geometrical parameters of the system on the hydrodynamic behavior were investigated using Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD) and non-intrusive Laser Doppler Anemometry, (LDA). Data obtained from LDA measurements were used for the validation of the CFD simulations, and to detecting the macro-instabilities inside the tank, based on the time series analysis for three rotational speeds N = 180, 1000 and 2000 rpm. The numerical results revealed the formation of flow patterns and macrovortex structures in the upper part of the tank as consequence of the Reynolds number and the stream discharge emanated from the cylindrical stirrer. Moreover, increasing the cylinder diameter has an impact on the number of recirculation loops as well as the energy consumption of the entire system showing better performance in the presence of turbulent flows.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Engineering |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
ISSN: | 0947-7411 |
Funders: | EPSRC Engineering Instruments Pool, CONACYT |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 13 April 2017 |
Date of Acceptance: | 27 March 2017 |
Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2022 07:26 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/99856 |
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