(83d) Break-up and Coalescence Kinetics in a High Dispersed Phase Fraction Liquid-Liquid System
AIChE Annual Meeting
2005
2005 Annual Meeting
North American Mixing Forum
Solid-Liquid, Liquid-Liquid and Gas-Liquid Mixing
Monday, October 31, 2005 - 1:33pm to 1:54pm
Droplet size measurements have been performed in high (5%-30%) dispersed phase fraction immiscible liquid-liquid systems in stirred tanks agitated with a variety of impellers, using an in-situ video probe.
Droplet size (and size distribution) data are presented both at steady state and while the droplet size is changing following a step change (up or down) in the impeller speed.
The relative kinetics of the break-up and coalescence processes are discussed.
This work has been performed under the Fluid Mixing Processes (FMP) consortium.