Micro-mixing in chemical reactors: A perspective

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2016.09.012

Abstract

Abstract: Micro-mixing is an important mechanism,which works simultaneously with macro-mixing in chemical reactors in process industries,for achieving the best selectivity with respect to desired products.In about a half century,a huge amount of data and knowledge has been accumulated from theoretical and experimental studies on micromixing.Nevertheless,those results are mostly composites of simplified theoretical and empirical models,and the true nature of interactions of flow inhomogeneity and micro-mixing with chemical reaction has not been fully unveiled.This article reviews the progress in micro-mixing study in chemical reactors to date.A few important topics related to the nature,experimental evaluation,and numerical simulation of micro-mixing are addressed.Some suggestions are given hopefully to motivate more chemical engineers to devote their efforts to better understanding of micro-mixing in chemical reactors.

Key words: Chemical reactor, Mixing, Micro-mixing, Micro-mixing model, Numerical simulation

摘要： Micro-mixing is an important mechanism,which works simultaneously with macro-mixing in chemical reactors in process industries,for achieving the best selectivity with respect to desired products.In about a half century,a huge amount of data and knowledge has been accumulated from theoretical and experimental studies on micromixing.Nevertheless,those results are mostly composites of simplified theoretical and empirical models,and the true nature of interactions of flow inhomogeneity and micro-mixing with chemical reaction has not been fully unveiled.This article reviews the progress in micro-mixing study in chemical reactors to date.A few important topics related to the nature,experimental evaluation,and numerical simulation of micro-mixing are addressed.Some suggestions are given hopefully to motivate more chemical engineers to devote their efforts to better understanding of micro-mixing in chemical reactors.

关键词: Chemical reactor, Mixing, Micro-mixing, Micro-mixing model, Numerical simulation

Zaisha Mao, Chao Yang. Micro-mixing in chemical reactors: A perspective[J]. , 2017, 25(4): 381-390.

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