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Hydrodynamic studies on two multistage mixer‐settlers
Author(s) -
Hanson C.,
Sharif M.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450480203
Subject(s) - mixing (physics) , residence time distribution , flow (mathematics) , mechanics , transient (computer programming) , plug flow , residence time (fluid dynamics) , transient flow , distribution (mathematics) , static mixer , residence , computer science , mathematics , physics , engineering , electrical engineering , mathematical analysis , geotechnical engineering , demography , surge , sociology , quantum mechanics , operating system , turbulence
A knowledge of the hydrodynamic characteristics of mixer‐settlers is necessary for prediction of their performance under transient conditions. Residence time distribution studies are reported for the heavy phase in two types of mixer‐settler. These show the flow pattern to be intermediate between perfect mixing and perfect plug flow. A relationship is developed to describe the flow pattern and the various parameters are evaluated for the two units studied.