ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The velocity field in a standard mixing reactor with a Rushton impeller is analyzed by using techniques from the theory of nonlinear dynamical systems. It is shown that the dynamical behavior contains a quasi-periodic motion with three frequencies, fp, the frequency associated with the rotation of blades, fp/6, and a third frequency f'. Relying on an evaluation of the correlation dimension equal to 3.9, the phase space is likely to be at least four-dimensional. Moreover, a set of four ordinary differential equations is indeed automatically obtained by using a global vector field reconstruction technique, confirming the existence of a 4-D-deterministic behavior contributing to the dynamics of the system.
Additional Material:
15 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690430906
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