C1-Emulsion Flashcards
Multi-Homo composition
two stirring elements ( anchor stirrer, spiral stirrer and a homogeniter
anchor stirrer
equipped with two scraping arms
which flow does the anchor stirrer creats?
tangential flow inside the vessel
vigorous radial mixing of materials
spiral stirrerr
axial mixing of matrial and efficient vetical heat transfer
homogenizer
it is installed and operated independently of the two stirring elements
on what does the function of homogenzier based
rotor-stator principle
what’s the importance of vigorous radial mixer?
a strong suction force draws the material from th vessel into the whirl chamber of the homogenizer
when does the actual homogenization process takes place?
as the materials are pushed to the outside through the gap space between the rotor and stator
Stephan composition?
one stirring element, which is the centrally rotating knife
what are the movements of the centrally rotating knife?
radial and axial movements
Ultra-turrax is based on?
rotor stator principle
what’s the main different between the ultra-turrax and the multi-homo
ultra-turrax has a higher circumferential speed
movement of the ultra-turrax
frequency shear, mechanical impact, collision, hydrodynamic potential gradients and turbulent fluid movements
Bernoulli equation and cavitation
it states that the total energy of a flowing fluid
what’s the bernoulli effect?
an increase in the flowing speed of a fluid (increase in kinetic energy) will be accompanied by a decrease in it static pressure (decrease pressure energy)
what’s the resulting effect of the bernoulli effect
the phenomenon of cavitation
what happend when the local pressure inside the gap area drops the vapor pressure
the liquid vaporizes and forms gas bubbles
what happend after exiting?
the static pressure of the liquid increases and surpasses the vapor pressure, gas bubbles will violently implode
what is the results of the implosions?
it leads to cavitation fragmentation , helps to break down liquid droplets
high pressure homogenizer
primary function of this device is to homogenize and not to generate an emlsion from starting materials
requirement of the HPH
has to be pre-emulsified mixture
three major types of force in the HPH
fragmentation, cavitation, shear and turbulence
cavitation fragmentation
pressure outside the gap is higher than the vapor pressure, whereas the pressure inside the gap is smaller,
shear fragmentation
the tiny gap disrupts movement of the fliud and gives rise to a high shear force