The three dimensional measuring technique "short-time-holography" is applied to optically analyze the bubble size distribution in aerated stirred vessels. In the experiments, the type of stirrer, the stirrer speed, the viscosity of the liquid, the diameter of the nozzle, and the gas flowrate are varied. By means of high-speed video recordings of the stirrer region, the bubble dispersion process is investigated and deductions on the size of the generated bubbles are drawn. A model to describe the bubble dispersion process is adapted to the flow in a stirred vessel and validated by the conducted experiments. As a conclusion, it can be said, that the Sauter mean diameter can only be well determined, if the interrelationship between the bubble size, the bubble dispersion and the global flow field of the liquid in the vessel is considered. Correlations to determine the bubble sizes are given. A procedure to design efficient aerated stirred vessels is presented. The Rushton-turbine seems to be an inefficient stirrer.
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The three dimensional measuring technique "short-time-holography" is applied to optically analyze the bubble size distribution in aerated stirred vessels. In the experiments, the type of stirrer, the stirrer speed, the viscosity of the liquid, the diameter of the nozzle, and the gas flowrate are varied. By means of high-speed video recordings of the stirrer region, the bubble dispersion process is investigated and deductions on the size of the generated bubbles are drawn. A model to describe the...
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