Experimental study on drop breakup time and breakup rate with drop swarm
in a stirred tank
Abstract
Drop breakup experiments were carried out in a stirred tank using the
high-speed online camera. Breakup behaviors of drop breakup time,
multiple breakage, and breakup rate were investigated. Experimental
results show that the drop breakup time is mainly controlled by the
interfacial tension and drop diameter, while is almost independent of
the rotating speed. Besides, the dispersed phase viscosity has a slight
influence on the breakup time. An empirical correlation for the breakup
time is proposed and is further verified by comparing with the results
of Solsvik and Jakobsen (Chem. Eng. Sci., 2015, 131: 219-234). The
percentage of multiple breakage comparing to binary breakup was
statistically counted. The results indicated that the dimensionless drop
diameter η = d / dmax can be
adopted to characterize the proportion of binary breakup. Finally, the
breakup rate was experimentally measured and the breakup probability was
calculated using the inverse method.