Fluid Mixing: Principles, Operation, and Industrial applications

This seminar is addressed to scientists and technicians involved in fluid industries such as water desalination, chemical production, polymers, colloidal dispersions and other similar industries.

 

 

It covers the scientific principles of fluid mixing, slurry handling, reactors, mixers, separators and heat exchange. Most significant applications are presented via computational chemistry and fluid flow simulation tools. Case studies are also included. Seminar is provided in two versions; a 5-days version that includes all theory, scientific principles and a number of applications [case studies], and a 10-days version that includes all 5-days contents plus CFD and computational chemistry simulations and all the applications and case studies described in the contents sections. Specific case studies can be added on demand to the 10-days course.

Objectives:

By the end of the course, participants should have:

ü  Understanding of mixing phenomena and scientific principles

ü  Understanding of physical and chemical principles involved

ü  Knowledge of reactors, mixers, separators

ü  Understanding of CFD and computational chemistry simulations and optimization

ü  Knowledge of required modern instrumentation

ü  Understanding of application in water industry, polymers industry, oil industry

ü  Knowledge of most novel advances in the field

Contents:

ü  Description of mixing operations

ü  Water industries applications

ü  Residence time distributions [residence time models of fluid flows, residence time distributions, CFD calculations]

ü  Mixing principles and theory

ü  Turbulent mixing [dynamics, averages, CFD]

ü  Laminar mixing [mixing performance, chaotic mixing, reactive flows]

ü  Experimental methods [single and binary phase mixing]

ü  Mixing equipment

ü  Slurry handling approaches

ü  Computational Fluid mixing

ü  Mechanically stirred vessels

ü  Pipeline mixing

ü  Stator mixing

ü  Miscible liquids

ü  Solid Liquid suspensions

ü  Gas Liquid contacting

ü  Liquid Liquid mixing

ü  Mixing, chemical reactions and reactor design

ü  Heat transfer in mixing operations

ü  Solid mixing

ü  Mixing of particulate solids

ü  Mixing of viscous flows

ü  Petroleum mixing

ü  Case studies and specific industrial applications

ü  Latest advances and breakthroughs

Who should attend?

ü  Chemists, Chemical Engineers

ü  Laboratory personnel/ researchers

ü  Scientists from other fields that require a detailed overview/ introduction to the topic

ü  Investors in the field

ü  Managers of water, plastics, oil, food and beverages, and polymers industries