Civil and Environmental Engineering Publications
Static mixers: Mechanisms, applications, and characterization methods - A review
Document Type
Review
Publication Date
2014
Journal
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN
Volume
92
Issue
2
First Page
205
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2013.07.013
Last Page
228
Abstract
Static mixers and multifunctional heat exchangers/reactors (MHE/R) are qualified as efficient receptacles for processes including physical or chemical transformations accompanied by heat transfer due to their high productivity and reduced energy expenditures. The present work reviews recent conceptual and technological innovations in passive static mixers and continuous in-line reactors. Current industrial applications are discussed from a process intensification perspective, focusing on mixing and mass transfer performance. Typical experimental techniques employed to characterize and quantify the mixing process are explored. The work is complemented by a review of mixing fundamentals, knowledge of which allows the development of theoretical models crucial for the analysis of experimental data, like the chemical probe mixing assessment method. Considering the development of continuous flow equipment in numerous processes, advances in this field will certainly be of increasing interest to the scientific and industrial communities. (C) 2013 The Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
