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Integrated experimental and computational approach to simulation of flow in a stirred tank

Yoon, Hung S.; Sharp, Kendra V.; Hill, David F.; Adrian, Ronald J.; Balachandar, S.; Ha, Man Y.; Kar, Kishore

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Title
Integrated experimental and computational approach to simulation of flow in a stirred tank
Author(s)
  • Yoon, Hung S.
  • Sharp, Kendra V.
  • Hill, David F.
  • Adrian, Ronald J.
  • Balachandar, S.
  • Ha, Man Y.
  • Kar, Kishore
Issue Date
2000-03
Keyword(s)
  • Mechanics
  • Engineering
Date of Ingest
2021-11-04T16:29:36Z
Abstract
The stirred tank reactor is one of the most commonly used devices in industry for achieving mixing and reaction. We consider a combined experimental/computational approach for the simulation of flow inside a stirred tank. Two sets of experiments are performed to measure the velocity field in the neighborhood of the impeller. The first set of PIV measurements are on six different r-z planes phase locked at 0°, 10°, 20°, 30°, 40° and 50° to the blade location. The second set of PIV measurements is on a curved 8-2 plane whose radial location is just outside the impeller blade tip radius. Measurements indicate that the impeller induced flow is dominated by three flow components: a circumferential flow, a tangential jet and pairs of tip vortices. A simple theoretical model is developed for each flow component and their superposition is observed to provide a good description of the impeller induced flow. The theoretical model is used as a velocity boundary condition for numerical simulation. The impeller induced boundary condition is fully three-dimensional. an important aspect that significantly enriches the mathematical representation of the primary source of motion. The results of two-dimensional and three-dimensional simulations are compared with measurements in the interior of the tank.
Publisher
Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Series/Report Name or Number
  • TAM R 932
  • 2000-6007
ISSN
0073-5264
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
technical report
Language
eng
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/112642
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
Dow Chemical Corp.; Mavis Fellowship; National Science Foundation Fellowship
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2000 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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