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Advances in Mixing Research: 16th European
Conference on Mixing
Joelle Aubin
To cite this version:
Joelle Aubin. Advances in Mixing Research: 16th European Conference on Mixing. Chemical
Engi-neering & Technology, 2019, 42 (8), pp.1544-1544. �10.1002/ceat.201970085�. �hal-02373131�
Chem. Eng. Technol. 2019, 42, No. 8, 1544 ª 2019 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim www.cet-journal.com
Editorial
Advances in Mixing Research: 16th European Conference on Mixing
Mixing operations are frequently encountered in the process industries, covering numerous sectors such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, foods, water treatment, pulp and paper. Understanding mixing processes is the key to controlling product quality and yield, managing energy and water consumption as well as operating costs, and addressing safety and environmental concerns. Whilst many industrial mixing operations are based on empirical knowledge, the design and operation of more effective and efficient processes and products, which fulfill the stringent demands of today’s society now require a much more thorough design approach based on engineering science. The advances in information technology have led to the development of sophisticated experimental and computational tools that enable the collection of vast amounts of data, resolved in both time and space. With such tools, there is now the possibility to better understand physical and chemical phenomena occurring in mixing processes and to make more accurate predictions, which are primordial for effective process and product design.
The development and use of advanced experimental tools (e.g., planar laser-induced fluorescence, electrical resistance tomography, positron emission particle tracking) and numerous simulation and modelling techniques (including computational fluid dynamics, dissipative particle dynamics, Lattice Boltzmann modelling, population balances) is now enabling significant scientific advances to be made in the understanding of mixing phenomena and the control of industrial mixing operations. These tools and techniques are currently being applied to complex mixing problems involving multiphase flows, viscous products, nanoparticles, and biologically reactive systems. The outcome is a comprehensive understanding of the multiple physical phenomena occurring at multiple scales that is used to develop modelling and prediction strategies as well as process design rules. With increasing computational resources, and consequently simulation and modelling capabilities, it is expected that the development and use of advanced numerical techniques will continue to intensify, in particular for complex industrial mixing problems.
This Special Issue of Chemical Engineering & Technology is composed of a selection of papers that were presented at the 16th European Conference on Mixing (Mixing16), which was held in September 2018 at Les Abattoirs – Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art in Toulouse, France. More than 180 participants – with a significant number from industry – coming from 33 countries around the world gathered in this unique location, enabling a conference with outstanding scientific quality on core mixing operations in batch, semi-batch, and continuous flows as well as in novel equipment types. The scientific program was rich and comprised 10 technical sessions on single phase mixing, solid-liquid, liquid-liquid, and gas-liquid mixing, advanced measurement techniques, micromixing, optimization and scale-up, bioreactors, and mixing of high viscosity products. The use
of numerical tools was clearly dominant. The 17th European Conference on Mixing will be organized by the University of Porto, Portugal in 2021.
Dr. Joe¨lle Aubin
Laboratoire de Ge´nie Chimique, Toulouse INP, Universite´ de Toulouse
Joe¨lle Aubin
