dc.contributor.author | McKinnon, David | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-09T18:57:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-03-09T18:57:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-03-08 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/82333 | |
dc.description.abstract | A solver was developed in OpenFOAM to simulate fluid dynamics and competitive-parallel reactions in stirred tank crystallization reactors. The model uses the direct quadrature method of moments (DQMOM) coupled with the interaction-by-exchange-with-the-mean (IEM) model to estimate global mixing sensitive reaction yields. Model development and validation was completed for one small-scale confined impinging jet reactor (CIJR) and two larger-scale stirred tank reactors that utilized the third Bourne, fourth Bourne, and Villermaux-Dushman reactions. Experimental Villermaux-Dushman reaction yield measurements were collected in a small-scale EasyMax 402 crystallization reactor and compared with the implemented DQMOM-IEM model predictions. Experimental measurements were performed using a 50 mm retreat curve, near-impeller dosing with sulfuric acid concentration of 100–400 mol/m3, and impeller speeds of 200–600 rpm. Although the DQMOM-IEM solver predictions are in good agreement with experimental trends, it is necessary to adjust the mechanical-to-scalar (Cϕ) empirical mixing coefficient to obtain good fits for some cases. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Micromixing | en_US |
dc.subject | DQMOM-IEM | en_US |
dc.subject | Competitive-Parallel Reactions | en_US |
dc.subject | Mixing Times | en_US |
dc.title | Scaling of Mixing in Stirred Tank Crystallization Reactors | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2023-03-02 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Applied Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Dr. Quan He | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Dr. Suzanne Budge | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Stanislav Sokolenko | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Jan Haelssig | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Adam Donaldson | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |