The effect of rotation speed and mixer size on granular flow and mixing in bladed mixers
Bladed mixers are widely used in the industry for granular mixing. In the past decades, the mixing of particles in bladed mixers has been extensively investigated experimentally and numerically. Recently, GPU-based DEM has been employed to simulate various industrial-scale applications. This work ai...
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| description | Bladed mixers are widely used in the industry for granular mixing. In the past decades, the mixing of particles in bladed mixers has been extensively investigated experimentally and numerically. Recently, GPU-based DEM has been employed to simulate various industrial-scale applications. This work aims to apply the GPU-based DEM to investigate the effect of rotation speed and mixer size on granular mixing in bladed mixers of different sizes. The simulation in a larger mixer revealed distinct particle flow patterns that well-describe the mixing mechanism which is difficult to observe in a smaller mixer. The Lacey’s mixing index curves revealed a delay in mixing as the mixer size increases. The mixing rate decreases as the mixer size increases and it can be improved with increasing rotation speed. The average particle velocity increase significantly with increasing rotation speed and mixer size. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-749d8192c03748cab2ee49c2f350ec3d2022-12-21T18:32:53ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2021-01-012490303610.1051/epjconf/202124903036epjconf_pg2021_03036The effect of rotation speed and mixer size on granular flow and mixing in bladed mixersHerman Angga0Gan Jieqing1Yu Aibing2Laboratory of Simulation and Modelling of Particulate System, ARC Hub for Computational Particle Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash UniversityLaboratory of Simulation and Modelling of Particulate System, ARC Hub for Computational Particle Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash UniversityLaboratory of Simulation and Modelling of Particulate System, ARC Hub for Computational Particle Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash UniversityBladed mixers are widely used in the industry for granular mixing. In the past decades, the mixing of particles in bladed mixers has been extensively investigated experimentally and numerically. Recently, GPU-based DEM has been employed to simulate various industrial-scale applications. This work aims to apply the GPU-based DEM to investigate the effect of rotation speed and mixer size on granular mixing in bladed mixers of different sizes. The simulation in a larger mixer revealed distinct particle flow patterns that well-describe the mixing mechanism which is difficult to observe in a smaller mixer. The Lacey’s mixing index curves revealed a delay in mixing as the mixer size increases. The mixing rate decreases as the mixer size increases and it can be improved with increasing rotation speed. The average particle velocity increase significantly with increasing rotation speed and mixer size.https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2021/03/epjconf_pg2021_03036.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Herman Angga Gan Jieqing Yu Aibing The effect of rotation speed and mixer size on granular flow and mixing in bladed mixers EPJ Web of Conferences |
| title | The effect of rotation speed and mixer size on granular flow and mixing in bladed mixers |
| title_full | The effect of rotation speed and mixer size on granular flow and mixing in bladed mixers |
| title_fullStr | The effect of rotation speed and mixer size on granular flow and mixing in bladed mixers |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of rotation speed and mixer size on granular flow and mixing in bladed mixers |
| title_short | The effect of rotation speed and mixer size on granular flow and mixing in bladed mixers |
| title_sort | effect of rotation speed and mixer size on granular flow and mixing in bladed mixers |
| url | https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2021/03/epjconf_pg2021_03036.pdf |
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