A framework for description of mechanical mixing of fluids

J. M. Ottino*, W. E. Ranz, C. W. Macosko

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Abstract

Mechanical mixing of fluids interpreted as deformation of contact interfaces between materials or originally designated material surfaces, can be described by continuum mechanical arguments. The idea is developed at two levels. Part I: Exact kinematical description of mixing of fluids with negligible interfacial tension. Part II: Description of mixing of fluids with negligible interfacial tension in terms of intermaterial area density. The approach provides a unified mathematical description of the mechanical mixing of fluids.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)565-577
Number of pages13
JournalAIChE Journal
Volume27
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1981

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • General Chemical Engineering

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