Improving the dynamic performance of continuous-flow mixing of pseudoplastic fluids possessing yield stress using Maxblend impeller

D Patel, F Ein-Mozaffari, M Mehrvar - chemical engineering research and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The strategic approach of this article is to characterize the continuous-flow mixing of
pseudoplastic fluids possessing yield stress in a stirred reactor with the Maxblend impeller …

Experimental investigation of the flow dynamics of rheologically complex fluids in a Maxblend impeller system using PIV

A Fontaine, Y Guntzburger, F Bertrand… - … research and design, 2013 - Elsevier
The Maxblend® mixer is used in processes involving Newtonian, shear-thinning or
viscoelastic fluids and, as for many impellers, little is known regarding the relationship …

Production of Monodisperse Large Drop Emulsions by Means of High Internal Phase Pickering Emulsions─ Processing and Formulation

M Saghaei, ER Fotsing, A Ross… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2024 - ACS Publications
High internal phase Pickering emulsions (HIPPE) have received significant research
attention in the last two decades due to their potential for a wide range of applications. The …

An experimental method to evaluate global pumping in a mixing system: Application to the Maxblend™ for Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids

Y Guntzburger, A Fontaine, L Fradette… - Chemical engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
This work introduces an experimental method to determine the global pumping capacity of
an impeller in a transparent vessel using a decolorization method. Contrary to commonly …

Numerical simulation of bubble rising behavior in a tannin-based foaming precursor resin

L Huang, H Wu, W Yuan, H Essawy, G Du, X Zhou… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
A two-dimensional volume of fluid (VOF) model was developed to simulate the deformation
of the bubble, the end speed of bubble rise, the distance of bubble rise and the movement …

Lagrangian simulation and analysis of the micromixing phenomena in a cylindrical paddle mixer using a modified weakly compressible smoothed particle …

R Shamsoddini, M Sefid… - Asia‐Pacific Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In the present study, a robust modified weakly compressible smoothed particle
hydrodynamics (SPH) method is introduced in order to examine the micromixing …

Intensification of viscous fluid mixing in eccentric stirred tank systems

M Zhang, Y Hu, W Wang, T Shao, Y Cheng - Chemical Engineering and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The mixing process of highly viscous liquids in a small stirred tank for High Throughput
Experimentation (HTE) apparatus was investigated using a visualization approach, ie, the …

Using tomography to characterize the mixing of non‐Newtonian fluids with a Maxblend impeller

D Patel, F Ein‐Mozaffari… - Chemical Engineering & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The flow field inside a cylindrical mixing vessel was visualized by electrical resistance
tomography (ERT), a non‐intrusive measurement technique. Six tomography planes, each …

Pumping characterisation of the maxblend impeller for Newtonian and strongly non‐Newtonian fluids

V Stobiac, L Fradette, PA Tanguy… - The Canadian Journal …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This paper examines the pumping mechanisms generated by the Maxblend impeller.
Simulation results obtained with the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) are presented for …

Numerical Simulation of the Mechanical Stirring Process in a Tannin-Based Foaming Precursor Resin.

L Huang, W Yuan, H Essawy… - Fluid Dynamics & …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Tannin foam is a new functional material. It can be widely applied to the automobile industry,
construction industry, and packaging industry due to its wide range of raw materials …