Development of a scale-up strategy for an aerated coaxial mixer containing a non-Newtonian fluid: A mass transfer approach

A Rahimzadeh, F Ein-Mozaffari, A Lohi - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Coaxial mixers have been shown to be effective in enhancing the hydrodynamic stress and
shear environment inside the aerated systems. However, the scale-up study of the aerated …

Intensified gas-liquid mixing in bioreactors equipped with a dual coaxial mixer containing biopolymer solutions

F Sharifi, E Behzadfar, F Ein-Mozaffari - Chemical Engineering Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the significant challenges in the efficient operation of bioreactors is uniform gas
dispersion in very viscous non-Newtonian fluids because of the complex rheology exhibited …

A methodical approach to scaling up an aerated coaxial mixer containing a shear-thinning fluid: Effect of the fluid rheology

A Rahimzadeh, F Ein-Mozaffari… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The evolution of the rheological behavior of the fluid is one of the primary challenges
encountered in the scale-up of the most aerated reactors. In fact, mixing efficiency …

Analyzing local shear rate distribution in a dual coaxial mixing bioreactor handling Herschel–Bulkley biopolymer solutions through computational fluid dynamics

F Sharifi, E Behzadfar, F Ein-Mozaffari - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
For the aeration of highly viscous non-Newtonian fluids, prior studies have demonstrated the
improved efficacy of dual coaxial mixing bioreactors fitted with two central impellers and a …

A modified lumped capacitance method for transient heat transfer in a stirred tank with non-Newtonian fluid

F Tian, X Zhan, H He, S Liu, T Yang, H Xiao - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This work is focused on the transient heat transfer of non-Newtonian fluid in a coil-cooled
stirred tank through experimental and numerical approaches. A modified lumped …

Effects of shear-thinning rheological properties on the energy loss characteristics of a biomass mixing vessel

Z Zheng, P Wang, N He, Q Si, G Li, D Du, J Yuan - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigated the irreversible energy losses in the different sections of propeller
blades. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to consider the properties of a …

Thermohydraulic assessment of mixing behaviors and entropy generation using pseudoplastic fluids in short microfluidic devices

E Douroum, A Kouadri, S Khelladi, S Laouedj… - … Communications in Heat …, 2025 - Elsevier
Thermal mixing fluids in chaotic microdevices have significant importance in many potential
applications and have enormous utility in thermal engineering processes. In microfluidic …

Analysis of Scale-Up and Characterization of the Volumetric Mass Transfer Coefficient for Gas Dispersion in Yield-Pseudoplastic Fluids Using a Coaxial Mixer

PL Barros, F Ein-Mozaffari, A Lohi - Industrial & Engineering …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Aerated mixing operations rely on the efficient distribution of the gas phase throughout the
liquid, which is particularly important for many industrial processes. In this regard, coaxial …

Influence of rheological parameters on the performance of the aerated coaxial mixer containing a pseudoplastic fluid

A Rahimzadeh, F Ein-Mozaffari, A Lohi - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Gas dispersion in non-Newtonian fluids has numerous applications in many chemical and
biochemical applications. However, the effect of the power-law model constants describing …

[HTML][HTML] Rotational speed change and reverse mixing to avoid baffles in dispersing processes

B Schwarz, M Ortler, J Lindner - Chemical Engineering Research and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Stirring is used for mass and heat transfer, particle suspending or similar processes. It is
commonly conducted in a steady operation mode. This paper targets on performing the …