Benchmarking cellulose nanocrystals Part II: New industrially produced materials
The demand for industrially produced cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) has been growing
since 2012, when CelluForce Inc. opened its inaugural demonstration plant with a …
since 2012, when CelluForce Inc. opened its inaugural demonstration plant with a …
Energy efficiency of different impellers in stirred tank reactors
H Ameur - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The flow energy efficiency of different impellers for stirring rheologically complex fluids (yield
stress fluids) in cylindrical tanks has been investigated in this paper. Four impellers have …
stress fluids) in cylindrical tanks has been investigated in this paper. Four impellers have …
A semi-implicit immersed boundary method and its application to viscous mixing
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations in the context of single-phase mixing
remain challenging notably due the presence of a complex rotating geometry within the …
remain challenging notably due the presence of a complex rotating geometry within the …
Experimental and computational investigation of chaotic advection mixing in laminar rectangular stirred tanks
The phenomenon of chaotic advection mixing in laminar stirred tanks, particularly when
handling high-viscosity fluids, represents a common and challenging issue in various …
handling high-viscosity fluids, represents a common and challenging issue in various …
Hydrodynamic analysis of an axial impeller in a non‐Newtonian fluid through particle image velocimetry
The rheology of non‐Newtonian fluids in agitated vessels is complex making equipment
sizing more an art than a science. To increase our understanding and to resolve the data …
sizing more an art than a science. To increase our understanding and to resolve the data …
Effects of turbulence modeling on the prediction of flow characteristics of mixing non-Newtonian fluids in a stirred vessel
P Wang, T Reviol, H Ren, M Böhle - Chemical Engineering Research and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mixing characteristics of the non-Newtonian fluid in a stirred vessel with a side-entry novel
propeller was investigated by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The SST model …
propeller was investigated by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The SST model …
Mixing intensification through modifications of PBT impellers studied by DEM-VOF method
B Li, J Wang - Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
A coupled method of discrete element method (DEM) and volume of fluid (VOF) is applied to
study the hydrodynamics and mixing characteristics in solid-liquid stirred tanks with a free …
study the hydrodynamics and mixing characteristics in solid-liquid stirred tanks with a free …
[HTML][HTML] Computational fluid dynamic studies of mixers for highly viscous shear thinning fluids and PIV validation
M Cortada-Garcia, WH Weheliye, V Dore… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Agitation of highly viscous shear thinning fluids is normally conducted with complex impeller
designs. Often, impellers almost as large as the tanks containing them and impeller blades …
designs. Often, impellers almost as large as the tanks containing them and impeller blades …
Population balance modeling to predict particle size distribution upon scale-up of a combined antisolvent and cooling crystallization of an active pharmaceutical …
T Rosenbaum, L Tan, M Dummeldinger… - … Process Research & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Herein, a population balance model (PBM) for a combined cooling and antisolvent
crystallization process for an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) has been developed …
crystallization process for an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) has been developed …
Impact of the fluid flow conditions on the formation rate of carbon dioxide hydrates in a semi‐batch stirred tank reactor
CO2 hydrate formation experiments are performed in a 20 L semi‐batch stirred tank reactor
using three different impellers (a down‐pumping pitched blade turbine, a Maxblend™, and a …
using three different impellers (a down‐pumping pitched blade turbine, a Maxblend™, and a …