CFD simulation of turbulent flow behaviour in a mixing reactor with Rushton impeller

As in the current industrial process, mixing is an essential process for various streams of application in engineering fields. The aim of this paper is to predict flow behaviour of the mixing process in mixing tank with the Rushton impeller and find out the best suitable design that creates required...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2020-12, Vol.1716 (1), p.12025
Main Authors: Sharan, V, Rohit, K, Ravishankar, M, Bhuvaneshwar, D, Harish, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Homogeneity
Impellers
Physics
Turbulence
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Summary:As in the current industrial process, mixing is an essential process for various streams of application in engineering fields. The aim of this paper is to predict flow behaviour of the mixing process in mixing tank with the Rushton impeller and find out the best suitable design that creates required turbulence for producing a better degree of homogeneity in mixing. The rotation of the impeller is modelled using MRF in a single-phase medium treating the walls with a no-slip boundary. The mixing characteristics of single and multiple impellers are investigated by varying the impeller speeds and the results of velocity and pressure contours are compared to identify the best impeller with enhanced mixing.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/1716/1/012025