NETmix®, a new type of static mixer: Experimental characterization and model validation

• Published in: AIChE journal Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 1020 - 1032
• Main Authors: Laranjeira, Paulo E, Martins, António A, Nunes, Maria Isabel, Lopes, José Carlos B, Dias, Madalena M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.04.2011; Wiley; American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Chemical engineering; Chemical reactions; Effects; Exact sciences and technology; Hydrodynamics of contact apparatus; mixing; network model; novel reactor; Prototypes; Reactors; Reynolds number; static mixing; Mixing; Reynolds number; Prediction; Modeling; static mixing; Oscillating flow; Micromixing; Chemical reaction; network model; Static mixer; Flow visualization; Macromixing; Reactor; Tracers; novel reactor

In a previous article (Laranjeira et al.), a network model was developed to describe and predict the behavior and performance of NETmix®, a new type of static mixer consisting of a network of interconnected chambers and channels. This work reports experimental results on a transparent prototype NETm...