To calculate the height and diameter of a Continuous Stirred-Tank Reactor (CSTR), start with a tank diameter (D) and set the height to 1.5D. For optimal mixing, use a center-top-entering 45-degree pitched-blade turbine with a diameter of D/2, positioned D/2 from the bottom. Additionally, incorporate four vertical tank baffles, each 1.4D high and 0.1D wide, arranged at 90-degree intervals around the tank's periphery. These specifications enhance mixing efficiency, particularly for gas-liquid and liquid-liquid mixtures.
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Slurry? Viscosity is high? Low? Gas-liquid mixture agitation? You might get ideas from searching some specific mixing problems.princessme said:Is there a certain ratio to adhere to for better mixing?
Liquid-liquid mixture agitation, for production of biodiesel through esterification/transesterification.Bystander said:Slurry? Viscosity is high? Low? Gas-liquid mixture agitation? You might get ideas from searching some specific mixing problems.