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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/11246
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dc.contributor.advisorHrymak, Andrew N.en_US
dc.contributor.advisorBaird, Malcolm H.I.en_US
dc.contributor.advisorThompson, Michael R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDas, Mainaken_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-18T16:54:02Z-
dc.date.available2014-06-18T16:54:02Z-
dc.date.created2011-09-22en_US
dc.date.issued2011-10en_US
dc.identifier.otheropendissertations/6228en_US
dc.identifier.other7250en_US
dc.identifier.other2252135en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11375/11246-
dc.description.abstract<p>In this research, liquid-liquid dispersion of viscous fluids was studied in an SMX static mixer in the laminar regime. Backlighting technique was used for flow visualization, and the Hough transform for circle detection was used in OpenCV to automatically detect and measure drop diameters for obtaining the size distribution. Silicone oil and an aqueous solution of high fructose corn syrup were used for dispersed and continuous phases respectively, and sodium dodecyl sulfate was used as the surfactant to modify the interfacial tension. Experiments were conducted at varying viscosity ratios and flow rates-each at zero, low (~200 ppm) and high (~1000 ppm) surfactant concentrations. The effect of holdup was explored only for a few cases, but it was found to have a minimal effect on the weighted average diameter D<sub>43</sub>.</p> <p>It was found that the superficial velocity and the continuous phase viscosity had a dominant effect on D<sub>43</sub>. The tail at the higher end of the droplet size distribution decreased with increasing superficial velocity and continuous phase viscosities. It was also found that D<sub>43</sub> decreased with lowering of the interfacial tension. Furthermore, the effect of the dispersed phase viscosity was significant only at non zero surfactant concentrations.</p> <p>An approximate model has been proposed that relates D<sub>43</sub> to the capillary number. It is based on an energy analysis of the work done by the viscous and surface forces on a drop of an initial diameter that is largely determined by the gap distance between the cross bars in the element</p>en_US
dc.subjectSMXen_US
dc.subjectstatic mixersen_US
dc.subjectHough transformen_US
dc.subjectliquid-liquid dispersionen_US
dc.subjectCatalysis and Reaction Engineeringen_US
dc.subjectComplex Fluidsen_US
dc.subjectOther Chemical Engineeringen_US
dc.subjectPolymer Scienceen_US
dc.subjectRoboticsen_US
dc.subjectCatalysis and Reaction Engineeringen_US
dc.titleStudy of Liquid-Liquid Dispersion of High Viscosity Fluids in SMX Static Mixer in the Laminar Regimeen_US
dc.typethesisen_US
dc.contributor.departmentChemical Engineeringen_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Applied Science (MASc)en_US
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