13th European Conference on Mixing

Papers Presented at the Conference

M. Akrap, N. Kuzmanić, J. Prlic-Kardum and E.M. Kessler
Effect of Off-Bottom Impeller Clearance on Nucleation and Crystal Growth of Borax Decahydrate in Batch Cooling Crystallizer

M. Bäbler, M. Mazzotti, M. Soos and M. Morbidelli
Breakup and Aggregation in Turbulently Stirred Vessels

J. Bałdyga, Ł. Makowski, W. Orciuch, C. Sauter and H.P. Schuchmann
Agglomerate Dispersion in Cavitating Flows

M. Bhole, C. Ford and C.P.J. Bennington
Characterization of Axial Flow Impellers in Pulp Fibre Suspensions

Y. Bouremel, M. Yianneskis and A. Ducci
On the Utilisation of Vorticity and Strain Dynamics for Improved Analysis of Stirred Processes

L. Broniarz-Press, S. Rozanska and J. Rozanski
Mixing Time in Ionic and Non-Ionic Polymer Solutions

M. Cudak and J. Karcz
The Effects of Eccentricity and Diameter of HE 3 Impeller on the Momentum Transfer Process in an Agitated Vessel

A. Delafosse, J. Morchain, P. Guiraud and A. Liné
Trailing Vortices Generated by a Rushton Turbine: Assessment of RANS and Large Eddy Simulations

J.J. Derksen
Scalar Mixing with Particles in Micro Reactors

M. Douaire, J. Morchain and A. Liné
Mini Rewiew: Relationship Between Hydrodynamic Conditions and Substrate Influx Toward Cells

Z. Doulgerakis, M. Yianneskis and A. Ducci
On the Interaction of Trailing and Macroinstability Vortices in a Stirred Vessel—Enhanced Energy Levels and Improved Mixing Potential

J. Dusting, E. Imomoh and S. Balabani
Spatially and Temporally-Resolved Measurement of Laminar Mixing Induced by Taylor Vortex Motion

F. Ein-Mozaffari and S.R. Upreti
Using Ultrasonic Doppler Velocimetry and CFD Modeling to Investigate the Mixing of Non-Newtonian Fluids Possessing Yield Stress

I. Fořt, P. Hasal, A. Paglianti and F. Magelli
Axial Force at the Vessel Bottom Induced by Axial Impellers

C.-O. Fournier, L. Fradette and P.A. Tanguy
Effect of Dispersed Phase Viscosity on Solid-Stabilized Emulsions

R. Fukuda, M. Tokumura, H.T. Znad and Y. Kawase
Vapour Generation from the Impellers in Boiling Stirred Tank Reactors

C. Galletti, S. Pintus and E. Brunazzi
Effect of Shaft Eccentricity and Impeller Blade Thickness on the Vortices Features in an Unbaffled Vessel

J.J.J. Gillissen and H.E.A. van den Akker
Direct Numerical Simulation of a Turbulently Stirred Tank

J. Gimbun, C.D. Rielly and Z.K. Nagy
Modelling of Mass Transfer in Gas-Liquid Stirred Tanks Agitated by Rushton Turbine and CD-6 Impeller

A Guida, A.W. Nienow and M. Barigou
Eulerian Description of a Stirred Suspension Using Two-Phase Positron Emission Particle Tracking

Y. Hirata, T. Dote and Y. Inoue
Contribution of Suspended Particles to Fluid Mixing in Recipro-Mixing with a Disk Impeller

S. Hirschberg, R. Koubek, F. Moser and J. Schöck
An Improvement of the Sulzer SMX Static Mixer Significantly Reducing the Pressure Drop

D. Hitomi, H. Yoshida and J. Nakanishi
An Advection Scheme for Using the Lagrangian Remap in Volume Tracking Methods on Arbitrary Meshes

H. Huchet, A Liné and J. Morchain
Evaluation of Local Kinetic Energy Dissipation Rate in the Impeller Stream of a Rushton Turbine by Time-Resolved PIV

F. Jahanzad, G. Crombie, R. Innes and S. Sajjadi
Catastrophic Phase Inversion Via Formation of Multiple Emulsions; a Prerequisite for Formation of Fine Emulsions

M. Jahoda, L. Tomášková and M. Moštěk
CFD Prediction of Liquid Homogenisation in a Gas-Liquid Stirred Tank

P.N. Jones, N.G. Özcan-Taşkin and M. Yianneskis
The Use of Momentum Ratio to Evaluate the Performance of CSTRS

O. Khazam and S. Kresta
Drawdown of Floating Solids in Stirred Tanks

S. Kresta, A. Kukukova and J. Aubin
Measurement of Mixing Using Three Dimensions of Segregation

T. Kurasiński, Cz. Kuncewicz
Determination of Turbulent Diffusion Coefficient in an Agitator for Special Type of Impeller

F. Laurenzi, M. Coroneo, G. Montante, A. Paglianti and F. Magelli
Hydrodynamics of Immiscible Liquid-Liquid Dispersions in Stirred Vessels

V. Lavezzo, R. Verzicco and A. Soldati
Ekman Pumping and Intermittent Particle Resuspension in a Stirred Tank Reactor

F. Lince, D.L. Marchisio and A.A. Barresi
Smart Mixers and Reactors for the Production of Pharmaceutical Nanoparticles: Proof of Concept

S. Maaß, S. Wollny, R. Sperling and M. Kraume
Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Particle Strain and Breakage in Turbulent Dispersions

F.L. Muller
On the Rheological Behaviour of Batch Crystallisations

U. Oguh, J.F. Hall, M.J.H. Simmons, M. Barigou, S. Collard and E.H. Stitt
A Study of Hydrodynamics in Gas-Evolving Reactions

N.G. Özcan-Taşkin and G. Padron
Effect of Particle Type on the Mechanisms of Break Up of Nanoscale Particle Clusters

W. Podgórska
Influence of the Impeller Type on Drop Size in Liquid-Liquid Dispersions

R. Ramachandran, C.D. Immanuel, F. Stepanek, J.D. Litster and F.J. Doyle III
Experimental Validation of a Multi-Dimensional Population Balance Model Incorporating Breakage, in High-Shear Mixer Granulation

T.L. Rodgers, D.R. Stephenson, M. Cooke, T.A. York and R. Manna
Tomographic Imaging During Semi-Batch Reactive Precipitation of Barium Sulphate in a Stirred Vessel

L. Rudolph, V. Atiemo-Obeng, M. Schaefer and M. Kraume
Power Consumption and Blend Time of Co-Axial Tank Mixing Systems in Non-Newtonian Fluids

S.I.A. Shah, L.W. Kostiuk and S. Kresta
Effect of Stoichiometry on Yield for Competitive Consecutive Mixing Sensitive Reactions

E. Stelmach, L. Krzystek, J. Stelmach and St. Ledakowicz
Kinetics of Movement of Municipal Solid Wastes in a Water Filled Drum Mixer

J. Stelmach
Liquid and Gas Bubbles Velocities at the Height of a Self-Aspirating Disk Impeller

D.R. Stephenson, T.L. Rodgers, R. Mann and T.A. York
Application of Three-Dimensional Electrical Impedance Tomography to Investigate Fluid Mixing in a Stirred Vessel

K. Szulc
Optimisation of Work of Screw Impellers in a Diffuser by Means of the Evaluation of Mixing Effectiveness

K. Takahashi and M. Motoda
Chaotic Mixing Created by Object Inserted in a Vessel Agitated by an Impeller

A. Tamburini, A. Cipollina, G. Micale, M. Ciofalo and A. Brucato
Dense Solid-Liquid Off-Bottom Suspension Dynamics: Simulation and Experiment

H. Unadkat, C.D. Rielly, G.K. Hargrave and Z.K. Nagy
Application of Fluorescent PIV and Digital Image Analysis to Measure Turbulence Properties of Solid-Liquid Stirred Suspensions

A. Utomo, M. Baker and A.W. Pacek
The Effect of Stator Geometry on the Flow Pattern and Energy Dissipation Rate in a Rotor-Stator Mixer

O. Visuri, P. Moilanen and V. Alopaeus
Comparative Studies of Local Mixing Times in Water and Viscous Shear-Thinning Fluid for Three Impeller Types

D.S Vlaev, S.D. Vlaev and R. Mann
An Appraisal of the Mass Transfer Efficiency of Distributed Bubble Sizes in a Stirred Fermenter