Efficiency improvement of a tubular jet reactor by mixing increase

Anne-Marie Billet (1) , Pascal Guiraud (1) , Joël Bertrand (1)

1 LGC - Laboratoire de Génie Chimique

A logical and progressive method is proposed to modify and increase the performance of chemical reactors where the main inner process is mixing. This method includes global analysis based on mixing visualization, followed by local value measurements. This article reports the case of an axisymmetrical tubular jet mixer: turbulent mixing is speeded up by means of a swirling jet.

Mots clés: Mixing; Turbulence; Tubular reactor; Axisymmetrical jet; Swirling jet

Domaines: Génie chimique; Génie des procédés

Anne-Marie Billet, Pascal Guiraud, Joël Bertrand. Efficiency improvement of a tubular jet reactor by mixing increase. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 1995, vol.73, pp.191-195. ⟨hal-01987794⟩