Measurement and modelling of droplet coalescence and breakage in a pulsed-plate extraction column
โ Scribed by M. O. Garg; H. R. C. Pratt
- Publisher
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 954 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-1541
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โฆ Synopsis
Droplet coalescence and breakage rates in a pulsed-plate extraction column have been measured using the colorimetric method of Hamilton and Pratt (1980). The results were interpreted in terms of rate constants, defined appropriately for the mixer-settler and emulsion regions of operation respectively, using a discrete population balance model. It is shown that the resultingvalues of these constants can be used to predict accurately the steady-state droplet-size distribution and apparent coalescence rate. Computations for a typical extraction system indicated that the effect of polydispersivity on performance is surprisingly small for the pulsed plate column.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Classically, sinusoidal oscillations are imposed to enhance mixing and mass transfer between two phases contacted. But, in any case of solid-liquid contact, it was noticed that this pulsation mode was not efficient enough to allow a controlled behavior of the solid phase. The problem is particularly