CFD simulation of stirred tanks: Comparison of turbulence models. Part I: Radial flow impellers

JB Joshi, NK Nere, CV Rane, BN Murthy… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A critical review of the published literature regarding the computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
modelling of single‐phase turbulent flow in stirred tank reactors is presented. In this part of …

CFD simulation of stirred tanks: Comparison of turbulence models (Part II: Axial flow impellers, multiple impellers and multiphase dispersions)

JB Joshi, NK Nere, CV Rane, BN Murthy… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In the first part of the review, published literature regarding the CFD modelling of single‐
phase turbulent flow in stirred tank reactors with radial flow impellers was critically analysed …

An assessment of different turbulence models for predicting flow in a baffled tank stirred with a Rushton turbine

H Singh, DF Fletcher, JJ Nijdam - Chemical Engineering Science, 2011 - Elsevier
This work presents a comprehensive study of different turbulence models, including the k–ε,
SST, SSG–RSM and the SAS–SST models, for simulating turbulent flow in a baffled tank …

Validation of novel lattice Boltzmann Large Eddy Simulations (LB LES) for equipment characterization in biopharma

M Kuschel, J Fitschen, M Hoffmann, A von Kameke… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Detailed process and equipment knowledge is crucial for the successful production of
biopharmaceuticals. An essential part is the characterization of equipment for which …

PIV experiments and large eddy simulations of single-loop flow fields in Rushton turbine stirred tanks

Z Li, Y Bao, Z Gao - Chemical Engineering Science, 2011 - Elsevier
The single-loop flow fields in Rushton turbine stirred tanks with clearance C= 0.15 T (T is
tank diameter) were investigated by using particle image velocimetry (PIV) experiments and …

CFD modelling of liquid homogenization in stirred tanks with one and two impellers using large eddy simulation

M Jahoda, M Moštĕk, A Kukuková, V Machoň - … Engineering Research and …, 2007 - Elsevier
A prediction of liquid homogenization in stirred tanks using a CFD code FLUENT is
presented. The study was performed for tanks agitated by one and two impellers on a …

The effect of stator geometry on the flow pattern and energy dissipation rate in a rotor–stator mixer

A Utomo, M Baker, AW Pacek - Chemical engineering research and design, 2009 - Elsevier
The effect of stator geometry on the flow pattern and energy dissipation rate in a batch rotor–
stator mixer has been investigated using sliding mesh method with standard k–ɛ turbulence …

Flow pattern, periodicity and energy dissipation in a batch rotor–stator mixer

AT Utomo, M Baker, AW Pacek - Chemical engineering research and …, 2008 - Elsevier
The flow pattern and the distribution of energy dissipation rate in a batch rotor–stator mixer
have been investigated. Sliding mesh and standard k–ɛ turbulence model were employed …

Mixing times in a turbulent stirred tank by means of LES

H Hartmann, JJ Derksen, HEA Van den Akker - AIChE Journal, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In turbulent liquid mixing, the performance of a stirred tank is usually expressed as the time it
takes to homogenize a passive scalar concentration starting from a segregated state …

Study of fluid flow in baffled vessels stirred by a Rushton standard impeller

Z Chara, B Kysela, J Konfrst, I Fort - Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2016 - Elsevier
The paper deals with an investigation of velocity field in a tank stirred by a standard Rushton
impeller located in the middle of the tank height. Time-resolved PIV method was used to …