Lecture 2, Spray Drying Flashcards
definition id spray Atomization?
it is a process of converting fluid into a fine spray comprining high surface area droplets
What are the equilibrium conditions for the Breakup of drops?
write down the equation
the internal pressure at any point on drop surface balances out external aerodynamic pressure and the surface tension pressure
what influence the breakup of drops?
the external areodynamic pressure and surface tension pressure
When do we speak of a stable droplet?
When the surface tension pressure is not higher enough to compensate the external aerodynamic pressure
what is the Critical drop size?
it is the smallest droplet size at a given external aerodynamic pressure
Which kind of distribution do we have
Numberic base (laser diffraction) and volumeric distribution (sieve analysis)
Which distrbution are used to describe the droplet size distribution?
Normal and Log-norma distribution used for model distribution
Log-hyperbolic distribution for bi.modal distribution
What’s the advantages of useing the Log-hyperbolic distribution?
used to calculated the real mean value of the droplet size distribution
Name some empirical distributions
Weibull /Rosin-Rammler
Nuyiyama-Tanasawa
what’s the equation of the Weibull emiorcal distribution?
1-Q= exp- (D/X)^q/n
Where is is preferable to used the weibull distribution?
when having larger particles sizes
learn how to used the equation
do you know it?
Where is is preferable to used the Nukiyama-Tanasawa distribution?
when having multiple peak distribution
which kind of Spray guns/ nozzles do we have?
Hydraulic and Pneumatic
what’s the main different between the Hydraulic and Pneumatic nozzles?
in the Pneumatic, there we additional have the atomization air
Name the two types of hydraulic nozzles
how how to draw them
Plain and V-Orifice
What’s the disavantages o the hydraulic nozzle?
it requires high pressure. the higher the pressure, the higher the velocity, obatining samller droplet size
Limited flexbility
Where should be the hydraulic nozle not be used?
for water base system because it will lead to overwetted product.Therefore better for organic solvent system
What’s the problem when using the hydraulic V orific?
due to the tin diamter of the orific, it’s pronts to clumping
Name the two types of Pneumatic nozzle
Know how to draw them
Internal and External mix
Advantage of the Pneumatic nozzle
low pressure (1-2 bar) more degree of freedow (change of the atomizing gas, liquid feed rate and the position of the infeed of the liquid of the nozzless
What’s the main difference between the internal and external mix?
the atomizing gas is mixed internal with the liquid in the internal mix, while in the eterna is vice vers
other difference between the internal and external mix?
Internal mix required higher velocity of the atomizing gas, which should lead to clumps
External mix, the spray cone is very wide
Which nozzle design is prefered for spray drying
Hollo cone
How does the rotary atomizer works?
under mechanical conditions, with the hepl of centrifugal energy the droplets are breakdown into smaller droplets
What can be adjusted in the rotary atomizer?
the feeding rate of the fluid an dthe rotation speed.
how does the vicosity influence the breakup of the droplets?
high vicosity at low rotion speed, leads to less breakup of the droplets
the gravitaion force and velosity has to be increse
What’s the main problem with the rotary atomizers?
the chnage of one parameter (density) leads to the change of every other paramter
what are the two different kind of liquid break up?
Subcritical and supercritical liquid breakup
what’s the main different between the Subcritical and supercritical liquid breaup?
Subcritical is when the surface tension is sufficiently strong relative to film/liquid inertial to draw liquid into a singe ligament (stream of bigger droplet size)
Supercritical iw when inertial effects casue ligament break up into many smaller ligamnets very close to the rotary atomizer
the higher the viscosity the more favored is ligament formation–>Subcritical atomization
what are other factors which infleunces the atomization?
Surface tension Viscosity Rheological proerties Temperature Properties of second liquid
How does the Surface tension influence the atomization process?
if the surface tension it to high it leasd to igher droplet and therefore bigger angle