And the Production Process Used to Make Commercial Barbecue Sauce We hope you enjoyed our Fourth of July blog and had a safe and joyous holiday. For many, July 4th is the height of the summer season, and the subject of this blog – barbecuing. Yes, summer now may be winding down, but there is still […]
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Emulsification, Gas Dispersion and Absorption, Crystallization and Heat Transfer In part one and part two of our blog series on mixing tank design, we discussed tank design considerations for liquid blending, solids suspension, dispersion and dissolution applications. The final blog in this series focuses on mixing tank design for four more mixing applications: emulsification, gas […]
DISPERSION AND DISSOLUTION In our last blog post, we discussed tank design considerations for the most common mixing applications: liquid blending and solids suspension. In part two of our discussion on mixing tank design, we look at two additional mixing applications: dispersion and dissolution. Mixing Tank Design for Dispersion Applications Dispersion mixing applications use relatively […]
Your industrial mixing application can significantly influence many tank design variables including shape, size and configuration. This blog is the first in a two part series that will help you determine the right tank design for your mixing application. Tank design for liquid blending (assume miscible liquids for the purposes of this blog) and solids […]
Over the past couple of decades, the use of biomaterials and processes has increased dramatically. This goes well beyond traditional fermentation used in production of pharmaceuticals. For example, ethanol production in the U.S. has grown exponentially and exceeded 14 billion gallons in 2014. With increased processing of biomaterials comes an increased need to understand how […]
Performance Characteristics of Industrial Mixer Impellers (3 of 3) In our last post on performance characteristics of industrial mixer impellers, we talked about why you should evaluate industrial mixer designs based on process requirements as opposed to pumped flow. Our example showed, among other things, that two mixers can pump the same but require very different […]
Performance Characteristics of Industrial Mixer Impellers (2 of 3) In our last blog post, we discussed impeller pumping capacity (i.e., mixer flow). To summarize, impeller pumping capacity is one measure that can be used to compare different industrial mixers designed for the same application. However, there are some caveats, and it should not be used exclusively […]
Performance Characteristics of Industrial Mixer Impellers (Part 1 of 3) No industrial mixer topic is subject to more misunderstanding, misinformation and misapplication than impeller pumping capacity. This may surprise some, since it appears to be THE simple quantitative way to compare different mixers designed for the same application. The good news is impeller pumping capacity […]
Industrial Mixer Shaft Design (3 of 4) Steady bearings have been used with mixing equipment for the past 400 years and are an important design consideration for your industrial mixer shaft. However, most industrial mixers today do not use them. So what is a steady bearing? An industrial mixer steady bearing is a guide bushing that […]
