Prediction of batch heat transfer coefficients for pseudoplastic fluids ...

Prediction of batch heat transfer coefficients for pseudoplastic fluids ... Prediction of batch heat transfer coefficients for pseudoplastic fluids ...

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140 The average deviation of the measured l\fusselt numbers Hi ~h the prediction of Cu..rrrmings and \e1est I s correlation is 19.5 percent 1'-1i th the measured values usually higher than predicted. This is reasonable since the correlation is based on data taken in an 1L.~baffled vessel '\

11-1 of variables. A total of 616 data points were taken, 163 of which were used for screening the variables to be studied and evaluating the effect of impeller height. The remaining 453 data points were used to evaluate the constants of the correlations presented in the previous chapter.. Eleven different impellers representing the fOl.ll'" major types in common practice 1..Jere used in collecting the 4.53 points. The range of application is wide since pseudoplastic as Hell as Newtonian fluids 1,rere used. The use of multiple-variable regression analysis Has a valuable tool in reducing hcunan error and subjectiveness in the calculation of the correlation constants. The measurement of the wall temperature at three different locations gave evidence of the considerable difference in heat flux in diff'erent positions in the vessel. Although the ef'fect was not quantitatively studied it is the f'irst tLme it has been reported; and this opens the door to a possibly fruitful field of' study. It has been shown that the variations in local heat transfer rates can be minimized by proper location of' the impeller. The vertical position of' the impeller Has shown to have a large ef'fect on the Nusselt number in the range studied, ie. f'or impeller height/liquid heie~t ratios be-

140<br />

The average deviation <strong>of</strong> the measured l\fusselt numbers<br />

Hi ~h<br />

the prediction <strong>of</strong> Cu..rrrmings and \e1est I s correlation is<br />

19.5 percent 1'-1i th the measured values usually higher than<br />

predicted. This is reasonable since the correlation is<br />

based on data taken in an 1L.~baffled<br />

vessel '\

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