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Modelling of mixing in a Taylor‐Couette reactor with axial flow
Author(s) -
Syed Amjad,
Früh WolfGerrit
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.758
Subject(s) - taylor–couette flow , mixing (physics) , couette flow , mechanics , flow (mathematics) , continuous stirred tank reactor , vortex , chemical reactor , plug flow reactor model , thermodynamics , chemistry , physics , engineering , chemical engineering , quantum mechanics
Taylor–Couette flow with superimposed axial flow is becoming increasingly accepted as a novel reactor type offering a wide range of mixing regimes within a single reactor vessel, depending on the operating conditions of the reactor. To exploit the potential of such a reactor fully, the mixing processes in the reactor have to be well understood. A variant of an established model to simulate flow in a Taylor–Couette reactor with axial flow is presented. The model, which is based on the description of the flow as a linked network of stirred tanks, attempts to develop a parameterisation of the mass exchange processes between Taylor vortices and the by‐pass stream on a rational basis. Some numerical results are presented and compared with results from the literature. © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry