Modelling of high viscosity oil drop breakage process in intermittent turbulence
Modelling of high viscosity oil drop breakage process in intermittent turbulence
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ces.2005.10.048
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发表时间:
2006-05
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4.7
通讯作者:
W. Podgórska
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作者:
W. Podgórska
A multifractal model of the fine-scale structure of turbulence is applied to describe breakage of viscous drops of immiscible liquid immersed in a fully developed turbulent flow. A population of drops whose diameter falls within the inertial subrange of turbulence is considered here. The population balance equation is used to predict the drop size distributions. Calculations are performed for binary and multiple breakage. Several daughter distribution functions are applied and the results of their application are compared with experimental data. Experimental investigations of drop breakup were carried out in a flat bottom stirred tank having the diameter of T=0.15m and equipped with Rushton type agitator and four baffles. Silicone oils with viscosity of 10, 100, 500 and 1000mPas were dispersed in the aqueous continuous phase. Measurements were performed using high resolution digital camera. Experimental results as well as numerical simulations show that after the initial period of multiple breakage, the strongly asymmetric type of binary breakage dominates.