The effects of the azimuthal position of the measurement plane on the flow parameters determined by PIV within a stirred vessel

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• 作者：Antonio Guida ; Alvin W. Nienow ; Mostafa Barigou
• 关键词：Mixing ; Stirred tank ; Pitched blade turbine ; Impeller ; PIV ; Flow number
• 刊名：Chemical Engineering Science
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：15 April 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：65
• 期：8
• 页码：2454-2463
• 全文大小：5148 K

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Two-dimensional particle image velocimetry (PIV) is usually used to determine the complex flow field in mechanically agitated vessels on the basis of measurements taken in a single vertical plane, thus, assuming axial symmetry. In this paper, we use 2D PIV to investigate the effects of the azimuthal position of the measurement plane in a fully baffled vessel agitated by a pitched blade turbine. Seventeen planes located at 5 degree intervals between two adjacent baffles are analysed. To maintain a high spatial resolution of 1 mm when examining each plane, a two-block approach is employed combining data from two fields of view to reconstruct the whole flow field. Time-averaged velocity and turbulent kinetic energy fields are obtained under fully turbulent conditions as a function of the azimuthal position of the laser plane. It is shown that the assumption of axial symmetry for such Eulerian fields is not fully justified within a fully baffled vessel, as there are considerable differences between planes. The results also show for the type and size of impeller used here, the importance of including both the axial and radial discharge contributions for an accurate evaluation of the flow number, otherwise it can be underestimated by up to 60 % . The three-dimensional nature of the PIV measurements has also enabled the mass continuity to be accurately verified throughout the vessel.