Preliminary Program subject to change
06000 Tutorial on Mixing Applied to Chemical Reactors
OverviewNorth American Mixing Forum is presenting this tutorial session at the Spring AIChE meeting to help chemical engineers and chemists understand what they need to know about mixing to do successful chemical reactions. The text books provide the theoretical concepts for conducting reactions in ideal and non ideal stirred tanks. This tutorial session will attempt to show the connection between the theory and practice of industrial mixing as it applies to stirred tank reactors. Considerable scientific research and practical experience has shown that understanding mixing concepts can solve many chemical reaction problems. The effects of mixing can be different for batch or continuous reactors.
Primary SponsorNorth American Mixing Forum (06)

Chair

David S. Dickey
MixTech Inc.
454 Ramsgate Drive
Dayton, OH 45430
Phone Number: 937-431-1446
Fax Number: 937-431-1447
Email: d.dickey@mixtech.com

CoChair

Gary K. Patterson
Professor Emeritus
Chemical Engineering Dept.
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Schrenk Hall
Rolla, MO 65401
Phone Number: 573-341-6941
Fax Number: 573-341-4377
Email: garyp@mst.edu
Flow Patterns and Performance Measures for Stirred Tank Mixing (process characteristics, flow patterns, measures of mixing performance)
David S. Dickey, MixTech Inc., Dayton, OH
Practical Considerations in the Applications of Mixing in Chemical Reactive Systems (blend time, injection location, effects of rapid and slow mixing on reactions, rapid mixing with static mixers in recirculation loops and more)
Richard K. Grenville, DuPont Engineering Technology, Wilmington, DE
Scale-up for Chemical Reactions in Mixed Reactors without and with Heat Transfer
Gary K. Patterson, Chemical Engineering Dept., Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO
Panel Discussion on Questions and Answers about Mixing and Chemical Reactions

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