Rotor stator technology

Membrane emulsihcation has been recently proposed for the preparation of stable and uniform-sized microcapsules [27]. Membrane emulsihcation is a technology that allows to obtain uniform emulsions at low energy input compared to the emulsion prepared using high-pressure homogenizers and rotor/stator systems therefore, it is very useful for the preparation of emulsions containing labile compounds such as bioactive molecules sensihve to shear stress [28]. 

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Emulsions are ubiquitous in consumer applications, including pharmaceuticals, food products, adhesives and personal care products. Product characteristics are influenced both by the chemical formulation and by the processing technology employed. Traditionally, emulsions are formed under high shear conditions using static mixers, ultrasound devices, homogenizers or rotor/stator mixers. Compositions and process conditions are often over-designed to ensure that product requirements are met [2]. 

When the flow is laminar, either single or multiphase, there is only one design class option static or motionless mixers. Other pipeline mixing devices described for turbulent flow are not usable for even the simplest mixing applications in the laminar regime. All rely on turbulence and cannot function at low Reynolds numbers. The only alternative technology is in-line dynamic mixers, which include extruders, rotor-stator mixers, and a variety of rotating screw devices. None of these has the benefits of simplicity and the little or no maintenance characteristic of static mixers. In-line mechanical mixers are discussed briefly later in the chapter. 

Turbine-Blade Cooling The turbine inlet temperatures of gas turbines have increased considerably over the past years and will continue to do so. This trend has been made possible by advancement in materials and technology, and the use of advanced turbine bladecooling techniques. The olade metal temperature must be kept below 1400° F (760° C) to avoid hot corrosion problems. To achieve this cooling air is bled from the compressor and is directed to the stator, the rotor, and other parts of the turbine rotor and casing to provide adequate cooling. The effect of the coolant on the aerodynamic, and thermodynamics depends on the type of cooling involved, the temperature of the coolant compared to the mainstream temperature, the location and direction of coolant injection, and the amount of coolant. 

A very important feature of solid-state technology is energy conservation in the process of speed control. The slip losses that appear in the rotor circuit are now totally eliminated. With the application of this technology, we can change the characteristics of the motor so that the voltage and frequency are set at values just sufficient to meet the speed and power requirements of the load. The power drawn from the mains is completely utilized in doing useful work rather than appearing as stator losses, rotor slip losses or external resistance losses of the rotor circuit. 

The UOP rotary valve has been used in hundreds of Sorbex units across a variety of applications. The purpose of the rotary valve is to simply move the inlet and outlet ports of the net streams (feed, desorbent, raffinate, extract) around the 24 beds in stepwise fashion, creating a semi-continuous countercurrent flow of adsorbent relative to the entry and exit points of the net streams to and from the adsorbent chambers [25]. The rotary valve consists of a rotor plate pressed against a stator plate inside a pressure vessel that indexes the net desorbent, feed, extract and raffinate streams around the adsorbent chambers [26]. An alternative method of moving the inlet and outlet streams around the adsorbent chambers is used in other technologies where multiple automatic on-off valves at each distributor grid inlet are employed [5]. 

Figure 2.26 Model Cavity Transfer Mixer with half acrylic stator removed to show aluminium rotor. (Reproduced with permission from G.M. Gale, Development of the Cavity Transfer Mixer for Plastics Extrusion, Rapra Members Report No. 104, Rapra Technology, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, UK, 1984, Figure 8.2. 1984, Rapra Technology)...

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