High-speed observation of the effects of ultrasound on liquid mixing and agglomerated crystal breakage processes

被引：45

作者：

Guo, Z. ^{[1
]}

Jones, A. G. ^{[1
]}

Li, N. ^{[1
]}

Germana, S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UCL, Dept Chem Engn, London WC1E 7JE, England

来源：

POWDER TECHNOLOGY | 2007年 / 171卷 / 03期

关键词：

ultrasound; breakage; sugar crystal; crystallization; cavitation; collision;

D O I：

10.1016/j.powtec.2006.10.026

中图分类号：

TQ [化学工业];

学科分类号：

0817 ;

摘要：

A Kodak Ektapro Hs motion analyzer is applied to observe the ultrasonic effect on the mixing and breakage processes of agglomerated crystals suspended in ethanol. Mixing processes with stirring and with ultrasound are investigated by the dispersion of ink in the ethanol and by the motion of small crystals. The vessel is divided into several sections to investigate the local mixing process. Velocity variance is used to indicate the difference of turbulence when ultrasound and impeller stirring are applied respectively. The cavitation distribution in different sections is also recorded, and the effects on particles of different sizes are investigated. Observation of the breakage processes in different sections shows that both collisions between crystals and the vibration and implosion of cavitation bubbles contribute to the breakage process of agglomerated crystals. Finally, the effect of ultrasonic treatment is also compared with impeller stirring and with mechanical grinding. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：146 / 153

页数：8

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