Scale energy dissipation

The turbulent kinetic energy is calculated from equation 41. Equation 43 defines the rate of energy dissipation, S, which is related to the length scale via... 

Most of the energy dissipation occurs on a length scale about 5 times the Kolmogorov eddy size. The characteristic fluctuating velocity for these energy-dissipating eddies is about 1.7 times the Kolmogorov velocity. 

What about the micro-scale phenomena These are dependent primarily on the energy dissipation per unit volume, although one must also be concerned about the energy spec tra. In general, the energy dissipation per unit volume around the impeller is approximately 100 times higher than in the rest of the tank. Tnis results in an rms velocity fluc tuation ratio to the average velocity on the order of 10 I between the impeller zone and the rest of the tank. 

The model is able to predict the influence of mixing on particle properties and kinetic rates on different scales for a continuously operated reactor and a semibatch reactor with different types of impellers and under a wide range of operational conditions. From laboratory-scale experiments, the precipitation kinetics for nucleation, growth, agglomeration and disruption have to be determined (Zauner and Jones, 2000a). The fluid dynamic parameters, i.e. the local specific energy dissipation around the feed point, can be obtained either from CFD or from FDA measurements. In the compartmental SFM, the population balance is solved and the particle properties of the final product are predicted. As the model contains only physical and no phenomenological parameters, it can be used for scale-up. 

Fig. 2. Properties of model and biological particle systems Micro scale related particle diameter dp/riL versus maximum energy dissipation e , in stirred reactors explanations see Table 3 and Table 4...

In the case of stirred vessels the values A/riL can be calculated by the following equation using the geometry parameter d/D, H/D, the Newton number Ne, the Reynolds number Re = nd /v, the energy dissipation ratio e/e and the related macro scale A/d. For standard turbines e.g. Mockel [24] found the value A/d = 0.08 close to the impeller. Corresponding to this the maximum of the dissipation ratio ,/ has to be used which can be estimated by Eq. (20). 

The ratio Zt/Zp is in technical reactors much higher than 1. It becomes, e.g. also for a small scale reactor of V-IOOL (H/D = 2 D = 0.4 m) equipped with three turbines (d/D = 0.3) and working at a average impeller power per mass of only = lmVs in media with water like viscosity to Zt/Zp>36...72. The maximal energy dissipation in the impeller zones, required for the calculation of length scale of turbulence here taken from Eq. (20). 

Fig. 32. Maximum energy dissipation rates produced throughout the bursting process, plotted against bubble radius. The logarithmic scale indicates an exponential dependence of maximum stress on bubble radius for large bubbles. The slight drop in the data point for the smallest bubble as compared to the next smallest may be because of the difficulty in locating the exact place and time of the peak, due to large spatial and temporal gradients beneath the forming jet [113]...

S.4. Guidelines for scale-up of semibatch reactors for fast homogeneous reactions in the absence of data on chemical kinetics and on the distribution of energy dissipation in the reaction zone... 

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