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A preliminary calculation of velocity profile for single phase flow using commercial software
FLUENT
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Mixing vessel configuration
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Schematics of the mixing vessel system for (a) single and (b) double impeller
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Radial and axial velocity vector plot of the predicted flow fields at three different position (a), (d) and (g) at C = 0.15 m.(b), (e) and (h) at C =0.10 m., (c), (f) and (i) at C = 0.05 m., where (a), (b) and (c) are at 10 rpm rotational speed, (d), (e) and (f) at 100 rpm and (g), (h) and (i) are at 300 rpm
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Axial profiles at various radial locations. Where r is the radial distance from the center of axis of tank
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Radial velocity profile at various axial locations, at rotational speed of 10 rpm: when impeller distance from the bottom of tank is (a) 0.15 m, (b) 0.10 m and (c)
0.05 m.
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Axial velocity profile at various radial locations, at rotational speed of 10 rpm: when impeller distance from the bottom of tank is (a)
0.15 m, (b) 0.10 m and (c) 0.05 m
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Radial and axial velocity vector plot of the predicted flow fields for rotational speed of (a) (b) (c),(d)(e)(f) and (g)(h)(i) are10, 100 and 300 rpm respectively: for (a),(d) and (g) C1= 0.05 m and C2 = 0.05 m.,for (b),(e) and (h) C1 = 0.05 m and C2=0.10 m., for (c), (f) and (i) C1=0.03 m and C2=0.06 m
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Mean velocity magnitude / Impeller tip velocity
Axial profiles at various radial locations, where r is the radial distance from the center axis of the tank.
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Radial velocity profiles at various axial locations, at rotational speed of 10 rpm: when impeller distance from the bottom of tank is C1 and distance between the impeller is C2 so (a) C1 = 0.05 m and C2 = 0.05 m, (b) C1 = 0.05 m and C2 = 0.10 m, (c) C1 = 0.03 m and C2 = 0.06 m.
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Axial velocity profiles at various radial locations, at rotational speed of 10 rpm: when impeller distance from the bottom of tank is C1 and distance between the impeller is C2 so (a) C1 = 0.05 m and C2 = 0.05 m, (b) C1 = 0.05 m and C2 =
0.10 m, (c) C1 = 0.03 m and C2 = 0.06 m.
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