Session: Mixing in Single Phase Systems (2009 Annual Meeting)

Monday, November 9, 2009: 12:30 PM

Canal B (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:

Single phase mixing for the sake of blending or to promote chemical reactions is still an area with many unknowns. This session will report on new research and applications for this important area.

Sponsor:

North American Mixing Forum

Chair:

Gary K. Patterson
Email: garyp@mst.edu

Co-Chair:

Ramesh R. Hemrajani
Email: rameshhemrajani@yahoo.com

12:30 PM

(100a) Single and Multiphase Mixing in Stirred Vessels with Low Height-to-Tank Diameter Ratio Using Computational Fluid Dynamics and Particle Image Velocimetry
Shilan Motamedvaziri and Piero M. Armenante

12:55 PM

(100f) Flow Structure within a Jet-Stirred Cylindrical Vessel
Khaled J. Hammad and Ivana M. Milanovic

1:20 PM

(100c) Mixing Prop Optimized for Collimated Flow
Bob Higbee, Binxin Wu and Wojtek Wyczalkowski

1:45 PM

(100d) In-Line Blending of Liquids with Different Densities and/or Viscosities
David A. R. Brown and Michael K. Dawson

2:10 PM

(100e) Effect of a High-Shear Homogenizer On Blend Time in a Stirred Tank
Micaela Caramellino and Piero M. Armenante

2:35 PM

(100b) Determination of Pumping Number, Momentum Number and Velocity Profiles of PBT and KPC Impellers
Marcio B. Machado, Celso F. Joaquim Jr., Jose Roberto Nunhez, David Nobes and Suzanne Kresta

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