Numerical investigation of the effect of the Rushton type turbine design factors on agitated tank flow characteristics

Yapici K., KARASÖZEN B., Schaefer M., ULUDAĞ Y.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING, cilt.47, sa.8, ss.1346-1355, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.cep.2007.05.002
  • Dergi Adı: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1346-1355
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: agitated tank, Rushton turbine, computational fluid dynamics, finite volume method, large eddy simulation, COMPUTATIONAL FLUID-DYNAMICS, STIRRED-TANK, ENERGY-DISSIPATION, CFD PREDICTIONS, TURBULENT FLOWS, LARGE-EDDY, IMPELLER, SIMULATION, PARAMETERS, DEPENDENCY
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The turbulent flow field in a mixing tank generated by the six-blade Rushton turbine impeller is predicted by using computational fluid dynamics. The governing differential equations of the fluid flow are approximated by an algebraic set of equations through a finite volume method, while large eddy simulation is employed to handle the effects originating from the turbulence. The relative motion between the rotating impeller and the stationary baffle is considered by clicking mesh method. The effects of impeller clearance and disc thickness on the power number are determined and it is found that the power number decreases with decreasing clearance and increasing disc thickness. The results are comparable with those of well-established measurement techniques in terms of time-averaged velocity field, turbulent kinetic energy, dissipation rate, and power number. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.