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The Effect of Rotational Speed on Granular Flow in a Vertical Bladed Mixer
- 1.0451672 - ÚCHP 2016 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Havlica, Jaromír - Jirounková, K. - Trávníčková, Tereza - Kohout, M.
The Effect of Rotational Speed on Granular Flow in a Vertical Bladed Mixer.
Powder Technology. Roč. 280, AUG (2015), s. 180-190. ISSN 0032-5910. E-ISSN 1873-328X
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GAP105/12/0664
Institutional support: RVO:67985858
Keywords : DEM * granular mixing * granular dynamics
Subject RIV: CI - Industrial Chemistry, Chemical Engineering
Impact factor: 2.759, year: 2015
Granular mixing is an important unit operation used to ensure the uniformity of mixture properties. Unfortunately, the mechanisms of particles' motion and the role of operation parameters remain poorly understood. In this work, granular mixing is studied using computer simulations via discrete element method. The examined process is the mixing of approximately 42 thousand glass spherical particles with a 2 mm diameter in a vertical cylindrical mixer with two opposed flat blades with a 45° rake angle. The effect of different blade rotational speeds (varying from 0.1 rpm to 960 rpm) on the formation and evolution of flow patterns is investigated. Examining individual particle trajectories shows that the particles exhibit two basic types of periodic movements. The first one, characterized by a higher frequency, is related to the motion of the stirrer. The second one (lower frequency) is associated with recirculations in the vertical plane. A methodology for their detection is proposed.
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