Session Description:
A prerequisite of this course is a good grasp of mixing basics or having attended the single-phase mixing course. Multi-phase mixing is more complicated than mixing in single phase applications. Video examples will be used to show the suspension of rapidly settling solids with different impeller types at different off-bottom locations. Recommendations for the incorporation of dry solids will also be provided. Organic/aqueous dispersions and emulsions will be covered to the extent that generalization is possible. Dispersing gas bubbles using various methods and impeller arrangements will be discussed. Examples of typical reactions and mass transfer in mixed vessels will be analyzed. In-class discussion of specific mixing problems will make the course relevant.