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Experimental study reveals that interfacial tension and drop diameter govern droplet breakup dynamics in stirred tanks, highlighting key mechanisms for industrial fluid mixing.
Drop breakup experiments were carried out in a stirred tank using the high-speed online camera. Breakup behaviors of drop breakup time, multiple breakage, and breakup rate were investigated. Experimental results show that the drop breakup time is mainly controlled by the interfacial tension and drop diameter, while is almost independent of the rotating speed. Besides, the dispersed phase viscosity has a slight influence on the breakup time. An empirical correlation for the breakup time is proposed and is further verified by comparing with the results of Solsvik and Jakobsen (Chem. Eng. Sci., 2015, 131: 219-234). The percentage of multiple breakage comparing to binary breakup was statistically counted. The results indicated that the dimensionless drop diameter η = d / d max can be adopted to characterize the proportion of binary breakup. Finally, the breakup rate was experimentally measured and the breakup probability was calculated using the inverse method.
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