Description
This popular course presents the fundamentals of mixing and
shows how they can be applied to a selection of commercial
operations, taking into account the most recent developments
in research and practice. The lectures will cover the basics of
turbulence, rheology and interfacial phenomena. Building on these
basic concepts, mixing processes will be analyzed for single
phase systems of low and high viscosity and complex rheology.
Solid/liquid, gas/liquid and liquid/liquid systems (including
interfacial phenomena) will be analyzed. Design and performance
relationships for mixing equipment will be developed and scale-up
issues addressed.<br><br>
Examples will be presented involving mixing and scale-up of
precipitation, crystallization, fermentation, food processing,
chemical and polymer reactions. Sessions will be supplemented
by videos, case studies and discussion of problems presented
by participants.<br><br>
The course faculty has extensive experience all having consulted,
taught, undertaken research and written extensively for many
years while remaining at the forefront of developments. All will
be present throughout, giving participants the opportunity to
hear several views on a particular topic and participants are
encouraged to discuss their own interests, experiences and
problems during the course. These discussions are very popular.
