Static mixers: Mechanisms, applications, and characterization methods–A review

A Ghanem, T Lemenand, D Della Valle… - … research and design, 2014 - Elsevier
Static mixers and multifunctional heat exchangers/reactors (MHE/R) are qualified as efficient
receptacles for processes including physical or chemical transformations accompanied by …

Physical characteristics of digesta and their influence on flow and mixing in the mammalian intestine: a review

RG Lentle, PWM Janssen - Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2008 - Springer
The physical properties of digesta may influence mixing, efficiency of digestion, and
absorption within the lumen of the intestine. We review how the physical properties of …

A review on the potential applications of curved geometries in process industry

S Vashisth, V Kumar, KDP Nigam - Industrial & Engineering …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The potential industrial applications of curved tubes for single-and two-phase flow are
reviewed within the context of physics of flow, trends in the development of technology, and …

Residence time theory

EB Nauman - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2008 - ACS Publications
The intellectual roots of residence time theory date back to 1908 and, thus, span the 100-
year history of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. The theory was created, developed, and …

Numerical study of liquid-liquid mixing in helical pipes

M Mansour, Z Liu, G Janiga, KDP Nigam… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
The flow characteristics and the mixing performance of two miscible liquids in helical pipes
have been studied numerically by computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The scalar transport …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental characterization of axial dispersion in coiled flow inverters

D Rossi, L Gargiulo, G Valitov, A Gavriilidis… - … Research and Design, 2017 - Elsevier
Narrow residence time distributions (RTDs) are desirable in many chemical engineering
processes. However, when a system operates in the laminar flow regime, significant fluid …

Numerical simulation of steady flow fields in coiled flow inverter

V Kumar, KDP Nigam - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2005 - Elsevier
Flatter velocity profiles and more uniform thermal environments are extremely desirous
factors for improved performance in flow reactors and heat exchangers. One means of …

Analysis of heat transfer enhancement in coiled-tube heat exchangers

N Acharya, M Sen, HC Chang - International journal of heat and mass …, 2001 - Elsevier
We analyze the phenomenon of steady heat transfer enhancement due to chaotic particle
paths in steady, laminar flow through a tube. The performances of two different coils, one …

Fast and efficient acquisition of kinetic data in microreactors using in-line Raman analysis

S Schwolow, F Braun, M Rädle… - … Process Research & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
This study demonstrates that a microreactor setup with fast in-line reaction monitoring by
Raman spectroscopy can be a highly efficient laboratory tool for kinetic studies and process …

Coiled flow inverter as an inline mixer

M Mridha, KDP Nigam - Chemical engineering science, 2008 - Elsevier
Helical coils are widely used in the process industries to improve the mixing efficiency under
laminar flow conditions. It was further observed that in the regular helical coils, there exists a …