Abstract
Centrifugal extractors are commonly used for systems exhibiting a small density difference, a strong tendency to emulsification or a requirement for short contact time, e. g. in extraction of penicillin. Some information has been published on the general behavior of this type of extractors, such as residence time distribution and flooding but very little is known about the processes inside the extractor. In order to determine the possible hydrodynamic reasons for this disappointing performance, it is essential to study the fluid motion inside the extractor in detail. As an initial step, this study provides information on the volume of single drops, formed at a nozzle in a centrifugal field and on the trajectory of these drops in an extractor with no internals.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 14-17 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | German chemical engineering |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1979 |