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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72 (3-77 Substituting these terms in equations 3-75 ru~d 3-73 ~nd placing the Prandtl number in the nu..merator, as for Ne1oJtonian (3-78 or C YRe" -;;;;;; -; A?~ (~- ( ~ nv K"J1I Dei ( / -2~ I- cZ ) / K) J? /[J ) C d (3-79 Equation 3-79 then characterizes heat transfer to pmver law fluids being agitated by geometrically similar marine propellers. This characterization is based on a model which is believed to represent the flo1.J patterns fairly accurately. If the impeller geometry changes; that is, if the vertical "VJill increase and thus a higher Nusselt number will result. Equation 3-79 may be expanded to correct for geometrically unsimilar impellers by adding a sixth di!l1ensionless term, WalDa' where \-1 a is the impeller 1rddth .. AI. - c NJ~:;: f~/" iI.(f)i~V CjNjci e AI U - Re /Vp-1. K'w (Ii (;;- -1V (3-80 at Other geometry effects could be taken into account by adding more dimensionless groups such as found in the dimensional analysis for Newtonian fluids as presented in equation 2-35. 4i

73 Semi-Empirical Correlation i .., .. ' in Metzner has show~ that the shear rate in an agitated vessel is related to the agitation rate of the bnpeller v a = (11 .. 5 N) (2-20 as discussed in Chapter 2 and thus the apparent viscosity could be defined. (2-25 It was felt that using this apparent viscosity in place of the Nelvtonian viscosity in the Reynolds and Prandtl ntunbers of the l'lfeHtonian fluid correlation would yield a correlation suitable fol'" power-law fluids.. The Reynolds and Prandtl nurabers evaluated using this apparent viscosity are designated as NR~ and Np~ respectively_ The correlation Has expressed as (3-81

73<br />

Semi-Empirical Correlation<br />

i .., .. ' in<br />

Metzner has show~<br />

that the shear rate in an agitated<br />

vessel is related to the agitation rate <strong>of</strong> the bnpeller<br />

v a =<br />

(11 .. 5 N) (2-20<br />

as discussed in Chapter 2 and thus the apparent viscosity<br />

could be defined.<br />

(2-25<br />

It was felt that using this apparent viscosity in place <strong>of</strong><br />

the Nelvtonian viscosity in the Reynolds and Prandtl ntunbers<br />

<strong>of</strong> the l'lfeHtonian fluid correlation would yield a correlation<br />

suitable fol'" power-law <strong>fluids</strong>..<br />

The Reynolds and Prandtl<br />

nurabers evaluated using this apparent viscosity are designated<br />

as NR~ and Np~ respectively_ The correlation Has<br />

expressed as<br />

(3-81

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