Experimental investigations of a semi-batch Taylor vortex reactor using hexane and water

Abstract

The entry conditions in a semi-batch Taylor vortex reactor (TVR) was explored. Using two immiscible liquids, hexane and water, in a TVR such that the secondary hexane phase enters through nozzles in the system provided insight to the droplet sizes and distribution within the system. Optical experiments resulted in the identification of four jet breakup behaviors. A) Regime I-Varicose jetting, B) Regime II-Sinuous jetting without entrainment C) Regime III-Sinuous jetting with entrainment, and D) Regime IV-Atomized jetting. These