Abstract
Taylor-Couette flow with superimposed axial flow is becoming increasingly accepted as a novel reactor type offering a wide range of mixing regimes within a single reactor vessel, depending on the operating conditions of the reactor. To exploit the potential of such a reactor fully, the mixing processes in the reactor have to be well understood. A variant of an established model to simulate flow in a Taylor-Couette reactor with axial flow is presented. The model, which is based on the description of the flow as a linked network of stirred tanks, attempts to develop a parameterisation of the mass exchange processes between Taylor vortices and the by-pass stream on a rational basis. Some numerical results are presented and compared with results from the literature. © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 227-235 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2003 |
Keywords
- Dispersion
- Taylor-Couette flow
- Vortex flow