Factors affecting which phase will disperse when immiscible liquids are stirred together
- 1 December 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
- Vol. 43 (6) , 298-301
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.5450430606
Abstract
Factors that affect control over which of two immiscible liquids would be continuous in stirred tanks were studied. Variables that were investigated were viscosities, densities, speed of mixing, manner of initiating the dispersion, and the materials and construction of the mixing apparatus.It was found that for a given liquid pair there is a wide range of relative volumes in which either liquid could be stably continuous. Within this range the phase that becomes continuous is prescribed by the manner of initiating the dispersion. This range was found to be a function principally of the viscosity ratio.Keywords
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