Design of Gas-Inducing Reactors

A gas-inducing impeller enables efficient recycling of gas from the headspace into the liquid. Historically, these impellers were used for the first time in froth flotation machines. The various designs of gas-inducing impellers (including those used in froth flotation) could be classified into three categories, depending on the flow pattern coming into and leaving the impeller zone. These are denoted as type 11, type 12, and type 22 systems. The critical impeller speed for the onset of gas induction (NCG) is governed by a balance between the velocity head generated by the impeller and the hydrostatic head above the impeller. A number of correlations (for types 11 and 22) are based on this balance (Bernoulli's equation). The rate of gas induction (QG) for the type 11 system can be accurately determined by equating the pressure difference (between the impeller zone and the headspace) generated by the impeller and the pressure drop required for the flow of gas. For type 22 systems, the correlations for QG a...

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