Preliminary Program subject to change
06000 Multiphase Mixing I: Gas-Liquid Mixing
OverviewThe session will address the fundamental and practical issues of multiphase mixing with emphasis on gas-liquid systems. This includes hydrodynamics and mass transfer Papers covering tools to model, measure and understand the phenomena are expected.
Primary SponsorNorth American Mixing Forum (06)

Chair

Piero M. Armenante
Otto H. York Department of Chemical Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
323 King Blvd.
Newark, NJ 07102-1982
Phone Number: 973-596-3548
Fax Number: 973-596-8436
Email: piero.armenante@njit.edu

CoChair

Richard V. Calabrese
Professor
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-2111
Phone Number: 301-405-1908
Fax Number: 301-405-0523
Email: rvc@umd.edu
Welcoming Remarks
Stirred Tanks: a Physical Explanation for the Exponents of Classical Empirical Mass Transfer Equations
Mariano Martín, Francisco J. Montes and Miguel A. Galán, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Salamanca, Plz. de los Caídos 1 - 5, Salamanca, 37008, Spain
Characterization of the Gas Dispersion Capabilities of the Bt-6 Impeller
Kevin J. Myers, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-3433, Eric E. Janz, Chemineer, Inc., P.O. Box 1123, Dayton, OH 45401 and Julian B. Fasano, Mixer Engineering Company, 2673 Stonebridge Drive, Troy, OH 45373
On-Line Measurement and Power Consumption on Gas-Liquid Agitated Systems
Thiago Fermozelli Ganino, Chemistry Processes Department, Campinas Stadual University - UNICAMP, Albert Einstein, Av., 500, Campinas, Brazil, Jose Geraldo C. Pradella, The Biotechnology Group (AB) of the IPT’s Chemical Division, Institute for Technological Research (IPT), 532 Prof. Almeida Prado, A v., Sao Paulo, Brazil and Jose Roberto Nunhez, UNICAMP, Fac. Eng. Quimica, CEP: 13083-970, Campinas, Brazil
Simulating Gas-Liquid Flow in Aerated Stirred Bioreactors Based on Cfd-Pbm Model
Haijun Sun, Process development department, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA way, Mailstop 75B, South San Francisco, CA 94080 and Robert Kiss, Process development department, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA way, Mailstop 32, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Effect of Scale on the Hydrodynamics of Low L/D Internal Gaslift Loop Reactor for Anaerobic Digester Applications
Mehul Vesvikar, Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St Louis, MO 63130 and Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Washington University, Campus Box 1198; One Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63130
Gas Holdup in Bubble Columns with and without Vibrating Internals
V. Balamurugan, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India and D. Subbarao, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India
Concluding Remarks
Gas-Liquid Flow in a Rectangular Partially Aerated Bubble Column: Combined Effect of Aspect Ratio and Superficial Gas Velocity
M. Elena Diaz, Francisco J. Montes and Miguel A. Galan, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Salamanca, Plaza de Los Caidos, 1-5, Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas. Departamento de Ingenieria Quimica, Salamanca, 37008, Spain

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