화학공학소재연구정보센터
Chemical Engineering & Technology, Vol.27, No.3, 335-339, 2004
LDA-measurements in a stirred tank with a liquid-liquid system at high volume percentage dispersed phase
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how the flow is influenced by the volume percentage of dispersed phase in a liquid-liquid system. A novel model system consisting of two refraction index matched immiscible liquids is presented along with experimental velocity vector fields of the continuous phase that utilises the non-intrusive Laser-Doppler-Anemometry technique. Three velocity components have been measured inside a baffled cylindrical tank, stirred with a six-bladed Rushton-impeller. The experiments show that the vortex below the impeller is stretched, primarily in the radial direction, with increasing dispersed phase content. A small change in the shape of the vortex above the impeller can also be observed. The turbulence is dampened with increasing dispersed volume fraction.