Has anyone used elmer to model mixing in a tank for a simple system or even to explore aspects of the agitator such as impeller type, speed and so on? if so, could someone please provide some details. I know Comsol has a whole dedicated module: the "Mixer Module" for it. Also, I'd be interested in other similar chemical engineering applications. Many thanks,
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Re: Mixer
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Is your container cylindrically symmetric? If yes you could use the coordinate system of the mixer and just set velocity conditions for the container. If not, then you need some rotating BCs defined.
Elmer should be able to solve the problem. However, there are no dedicated material for this. Commercial codes have a business logic that makes them invest to tutorials etc. Under open source this does not really work. If you're happy with Comsol then I don't see any reason to abandon it.
-Peter
Is your container cylindrically symmetric? If yes you could use the coordinate system of the mixer and just set velocity conditions for the container. If not, then you need some rotating BCs defined.
Elmer should be able to solve the problem. However, there are no dedicated material for this. Commercial codes have a business logic that makes them invest to tutorials etc. Under open source this does not really work. If you're happy with Comsol then I don't see any reason to abandon it.
-Peter