Application of computational fluid dynamics simulations in food industry

A Szpicer, W Bińkowska, I Wojtasik-Kalinowska… - … Food Research and …, 2023 - Springer
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a tool for modelling and simulating processes in
many industries. It is usually used as a choice to solve problem involving flow of fluids, heat …

A general review of the current development of mechanically agitated vessels

M Jaszczur, A Młynarczykowska - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
The mixing process in a mechanically agitated vessel is a widespread phenomenon which
plays an important role among industrial processes. In that process, one of the crucial …

Design of impeller blades for intensification on fluid mixing process in a stirred tank

D Gu, H Xu, M Ye, L Wen - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Many studies reported that the nonlinear geometry could create a longer
turbulence production region and higher turbulence intensities compared with conventional …

Investigation of mixing viscoplastic fluid with a modified anchor impeller inside a cylindrical stirred vessel using Casson–Papanastasiou model

K Benhanifia, F Redouane, R Lakhdar, M Brahim… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In process engineering as chemical and biotechnological industry, agitated vessels are
commonly used for various applications; mechanical agitation and mixing are performed to …

Chaotic mixing intensification and flow field evolution mechanism in a stirred reactor using a dual-shaft eccentric impeller

H Yao, J Tang, Z Liu, C Tao… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nearly 95% of the energy in the stirred reactor maintains the symmetrical flow field structure
formed by fluid rotation, which reduces the efficiency of fluid transfer. In this paper, a dual …

Mixing characteristics of shear-thinning fluids in a fractal perforating impeller stirred reactor

D Gu, T Yang, L Xie - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fractal perforating impeller was introduced to minimize the stagnation zone and enlarge the
well-mixed zone for the mixing process of shear-thinning fluids with yield stress in a stirred …

Newly modified curved-bladed impellers for process intensification: Energy saving in the agitation of Hershel-Bulkley fluids

H Ameur - Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process …, 2020 - Elsevier
The power consumption in stirred tanks is a key parameter to determine the efficiency of a
rotating impeller. This parameter is highly related to the viscous forces of the working fluid …

CFD simulation of flow and mixing characteristics in a stirred tank agitated by improved disc turbines

Z Jia, L Xu, X Duan, ZS Mao, Q Zhang… - Chinese Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
To reduce the power consumption and improve the mixing performance in stirred tanks, two
improved disc turbines namely swept-back parabolic disc turbine (SPDT) and staggered fan …

Computational analysis of viscoplastic nanofluid blending by a newly modified anchorage impeller within a stirred container

M Brahim, K Benhanifia, W Jamshed, K Al-Farhany… - Symmetry, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several industrial fields require mixing and mechanical agitation processes. This operation
is mainly used to enhance heat and mass transfer inside stirred tank systems and improve …

Investigation of the flow and thermal fields in square enclosures: Rayleigh-Bénard's instabilities of nanofluids

I Aliouane, N Kaid, H Ameur, H Laidoudi - Thermal Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Rayleigh-Bénard instability phenomenon corresponds to the unstable state in which
there is a horizontal layer of an expandable fluid subjected to a temperature gradient. The …