Computational and Experimental Study of Oil-water Emulsion Flow and Stability in a Stirred Tank
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Oil-water emulsion flow behaviour was characterized with respect to surface chemistry. A state of the art stirred tank experimental set up was constructed that measured dynamic droplet size evolution with varying impeller speed. This technique was demonstrated with model Nexbase oil (with and without SPAN 80 surfactants) and water emulsions. Further, a CFD model for droplet size prediction was proposed. This model was tested for correct implementation and provides a tool for accommodating surface chemistry.
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