Design and optimization of a novel ellipsoidal baffle mixer with high
mixing efficiency and low pressure drop
Abstract
The fluid mixing plays a crucial role in continuous flow chemical
process. To enhance the mixing efficiency, a novel mixer was designed
and constructed by adding ellipsoidal baffle in large scale Y-shaped
mixer. The mixing performance in the mixers were studied by
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations and experimentally
verified by the Villermaux/Dushman method. Furthermore, the mixer
structure was optimized, and the flow characteristics of the fluid in
the optimal mixer were investigated. The results indicated that the
mixer can improve the mixing performance and reduce the pressure drop on
the premise of ensuring high throughput by the secondary flow
disturbance of ellipsoidal baffle. All the findings reported provide
useful references for enhancement of mixing efficiency and reduction of
pressure drop in a large scale mixer.