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Experimental Investigation of Particles Dynamics and Solid-Liquid Mixing Uniformity in a Stirred Tank

Kai Yang1,2, Qinwen Yao1,2, Yingshan Li1,2, Wanchang Chen1,2, Saleh Khorasani3, Hua Wang1,2, Qingtai Xiao1,2,4,*

1 State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
2 Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Urmia University of Technology, Urmia, 5756151818, Iran
4 State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Mineral Metallurgical Resources Utilization and Pollution Control, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Wuhan, 430081, China

* Corresponding Author: Qingtai Xiao. Email: email

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Visual digital analysis and optimization in phase change heat transfer processes)

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2024, 20(11), 2585-2602. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2024.050704

Abstract

Particle suspension and deposition dynamics are significant factors affecting the level of mixing quality in solid-liquid two-phase stirring processes. In general, the ability to increase the suspension rate and minimize deposition effects is instrumental in improving the uniformity of particle mixing, accelerating the reaction of involved solid-liquid two-phase, and improving the efficiency of production operations. In this work, suspension and deposition indicator based on the Betti number and a uniformity indicator are introduced and obtained by means of image analysis. The influence of the blade type, rotation speed, blade diameter and blade bottom height on the particle suspension/deposition characteristics and mixing uniformity are carefully investigated. The experimental results show that the two-phase motion region can be divided into three local regions, including a bottom motion along the wall, a low-degree suspension region under the blade and a high suspension region above the blade. The best degree of particle suspension is attained by the double-inclined blade paddle at a speed of 270 r/min, a paddle diameter ratio of 0.414, and a height-diameter ratio of 0.086. The double-inclined blade paddle has a better effect on promoting particle suspension and solid-liquid two-phase mixing uniformity.

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Experimental Investigation of Particles Dynamics and Solid-Liquid Mixing Uniformity in a Stirred Tank

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Yang, K., Yao, Q., Li, Y., Chen, W., Khorasani, S. et al. (2024). Experimental investigation of particles dynamics and solid-liquid mixing uniformity in a stirred tank. Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, 20(11), 2585-2602. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2024.050704
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Yang K, Yao Q, Li Y, Chen W, Khorasani S, Wang H, et al. Experimental investigation of particles dynamics and solid-liquid mixing uniformity in a stirred tank. Fluid Dyn Mater Proc. 2024;20(11):2585-2602 https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2024.050704
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K. Yang et al., “Experimental Investigation of Particles Dynamics and Solid-Liquid Mixing Uniformity in a Stirred Tank,” Fluid Dyn. Mater. Proc., vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 2585-2602, 2024. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2024.050704



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