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| author | Wagner, Michael R. Dubacher, Manuela Patsaki, Nikoletta Eibl, Philipp Dsouza, Peter Varun Dekner, Michael Witz, Christian Remmelgas, Johan Reimann-Zitz, Stefan Khinast, Johannes |
| author_facet | Wagner, Michael R. Dubacher, Manuela Patsaki, Nikoletta Eibl, Philipp Dsouza, Peter Varun Dekner, Michael Witz, Christian Remmelgas, Johan Reimann-Zitz, Stefan Khinast, Johannes |
| contents | Mixing of miscible liquids is an essential process in multiple industrial settings, usually with the intent to homogenize the product. This seemingly simple process is in fact a complex hydrodynamic problem that has a direct impact on the product quality. In this study, numerical simulations of a stirred tank were performed with a 50/50 ratio of liquids and systematically varied the Reynolds and Richardson numbers. A positive correlation between the mixing time and the Richardson number was observed, as reported in the literature. The influence of the Reynolds number was not as pronounced and clear. Based on the Power, Froude and Richardson numbers, we were able to derive an exponential scaling for the dimensionless mixing time that collapsed all our data onto one master curve. |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | Mixing of miscible liquids: Dimensionless scaling for intermediate-to-large density differences in a stirred tank Wagner, Michael R. Dubacher, Manuela Patsaki, Nikoletta Eibl, Philipp Dsouza, Peter Varun Dekner, Michael Witz, Christian Remmelgas, Johan Reimann-Zitz, Stefan Khinast, Johannes Fluid Dynamics Mixing of miscible liquids is an essential process in multiple industrial settings, usually with the intent to homogenize the product. This seemingly simple process is in fact a complex hydrodynamic problem that has a direct impact on the product quality. In this study, numerical simulations of a stirred tank were performed with a 50/50 ratio of liquids and systematically varied the Reynolds and Richardson numbers. A positive correlation between the mixing time and the Richardson number was observed, as reported in the literature. The influence of the Reynolds number was not as pronounced and clear. Based on the Power, Froude and Richardson numbers, we were able to derive an exponential scaling for the dimensionless mixing time that collapsed all our data onto one master curve. |
| title | Mixing of miscible liquids: Dimensionless scaling for intermediate-to-large density differences in a stirred tank |
| topic | Fluid Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.06144 |