Journal
MICROMACHINES
Volume 13, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/mi13091545
Keywords
twisted double planetary; active mixer; chaotic mixing; Poincare section; kinematic properties; unsteady flow; high viscous fluid
Ask authors/readers for more resources
In this study, a numerical investigation is conducted to study the unsteady laminar flow of high viscosity fluid in a twisted double planetary mixer. The results show that through the modulation of rotational velocities, chaotic advection can be achieved, enhancing fluid mixing efficiency under low Reynolds and high Peclet numbers.
In this study, a numerical investigation based on the CFD method is carried out to study the unsteady laminar flow of Newtonian fluid with a high viscosity in a three-dimensional simulation of a twisted double planetary mixer, which is composed of two agitating rods inside a moving tank. The considered stirring protocol is a Continuous sine squared motion by using the dynamic mesh model and user-defined functions (UDFs)to define the velocity profiles. The chaotic advection is obtained in our active mixers by the temporal modulation of rotational velocities of the moving walls in order to enhance the mixing of the fluid for a low Reynolds number and a high Peclet number. For this goal, we applied the Poincare section and Lyapunov exponent as reliable mathematic tools for checking mixing quality by tracking a number of massless particles inside the fluid domain. Additionally, we investigated the development of fluid kinematics proprieties, such as vorticity, helicity, strain rate and elongation rate, at various time periods in order to view the impact of temporal modulation on the flow properties. The results of the mentioned simulation showed that it is possible to obtain a chaotic advection after a relatively short time, which can deeply enhance mixing fluid efficiency.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available