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http://dx.doi.org/10.5916/jkosme.2007.31.5.506

Development and Application of Static Mixer  

Yang, Hei-Cheon (전남대학교 기계.자동차공학부)
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Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology / v.31, no.5, 2007 , pp. 506-513 More about this Journal
Abstract
One of the most widely used static mixers is Sulzer type mixer. However the structure of the element is so complicated that the mixing efficiency is better than others, whereas the pressure drop is larger than the others. Therefore new elements are necessary to reduce the pressure drop and to minimize the decrease of the mixing efficiency compared with the Sulzer ones. The objectives of this study are to develop new static mixer and to perform the experimental investigation in order to evaluate the performance of the new one, and to investigate the applicability of the one in an inline coagulant mixing system for water treatment, The pressure drops of the new static mixer elements were about 4-12% lower than that of the Sulzer SMX one, and the mixing efficiency of the Sulzer SMX one was about 2-5% higher than that of the new ones. The inline coagulant mixing system with a new static mixer element performed significantly better than the traditional mechanical mixing system for turbidity removal.
Keywords
Static mixer; Mixing element; Pressure drop; Mixing element; Water treatment; Turbidity removal;
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