• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.13-19
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• 2017

Relatively low efficiency in anaerobic digestion process is mainly caused by unproper mixing method. In this study, tray motion type agitator was applied in actual anaerobic digestion tank in order to improve the digestion efficiency, equalize the flow velocity distribution and energy saving. The impeller of tray motion type agitator was reciprocated vertically. Gas lift type agitator and tray motion type agitator appears almost same mixing efficiency include digestion rates. However, tray motion type agitator have shown that lower energy consumption compared to the conventional gas lift type agitator. Implementation of tray motion type agitator in the anaerobic digestion tanks contributed to the stabilization of mixing environment, efficiency and energy efficiency of the tank.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.107-112
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• 2012

All chemical processes are centered in the chemical reactor. Chemical reactions are often accompanied by mixing. Mixing can influence not just reaction rate but also product distribution if more than one product is possible. So, reactor agitator is more critical in industrial reactions. High vibration was occurred on reactor agitator which is critical equipment in HDPE plant. This paper describes analysis and diagnosis for agitator vibration throughout some tests. High vibration has been occurred by misalignment and resonance. Through the correction it could be stable.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.121-130
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• 2021

In this study, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation based on an Eulerian-Eulerian approach was used to evaluate the mixing performance of a mud agitator through the distribution of bulk particles. Firstly, the commercial CFD software Star-CCM+ was verified by performing numerical simulations of single-phase water mixing problems in an agitator with various turbulence models, and the simulation results were compared with an experiment. The standard model was selected as an appropriate turbulence model, and a grid convergence test was performed. Then, a simulation of the liquid-solid multi-phase mixing in an agitator was simulated with different multi-phase interaction models, and lift and drag models were selected. In the case of the lift model, the results were not significantly affected, but Syamlal and O'Brien's drag model showed more reasonable results with respect to the experiment. Finally, with the properly determined simulation conditions, a multi-phase flow simulation of a mud agitator was performed to predict the mixing time and spatial distribution of solid particles. The applicability of the CFD multi-phase simulation for the practical design of a mud agitator was confirmed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2008.04a
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• pp.986-989
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• 2008

Recently the agitator are being widely used in the machine plan in order to increase the petrochemical industry. The agitator normally consist of impeller, shaft, hub, reduction gear and the driving motor. It is one of the key design issue to confirm that the vibration caused by the rotation of the shaft should not coincide with the natural frequency of the shaft itself. And petrochemical industry as well as plants have been in operation for long period beyond their original design lives. In this paper the vibration of Ox-Reactor Agitator is measured for check machine condition. The result of diagnosis and solution is discussed in this paper.

• Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.1162-1167
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• 2006

Because the mixing efficiency is influenced remarkably by varying the geometrical configurations, the study of flow characteristics inside the agitator is very important. The draught tube in the agitator makes intermixing between the screw and tube by interrupting radial flow, and the helical screw agitator with a draught tube (HSA) is proved more efficient to mix than the others. Consequently, the shapes of helical screw and number of pitches are the main parameters for improving the performance of HSA. In this study, numerical analyses were carried out, using a commercial CFD code, Fluent, to obtain the velocity and pressure distributions under steady, laminar flow and no-slip condition. Results are graphically depicted with various parameters.

• The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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• v.10 no.1 s.40
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• pp.56-63
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• 2007

Because the mixing efficiency is influenced remarkably by varying the geometrical configurations, the study of flow characteristics inside the mechanical agitator is very important to improve the performances. The draught tube in the agitator makes intermixing between the screw and tube by interrupting radial flow, and it makes circulation region in a mixing chamber. In general, the helical screw agitator with a draught tube (HSA) is proved more efficient to mix than the others. Consequently, such as the shapes of helical screw, number of pitches and the variation of angular velocity are the main parameters for improving the capacity of HSA. And also the suspension of the solid particles in the agitator can be determined these parameters. The rate of solids suspension in the mixing chamber was quantified with a statistical average value, of. Numerical analyses were carried out, using a commercial CFD code, Fluent, to obtain the velocity, pressure and particle distributions under steady, laminar flow and no-slip conditions. Results are graphically depicted with various parameters.

• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.799-810
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• 2009

With time, the stable management of turbidity is becoming more important in the water treatment process. So optimization of coagulation is important for the improvement of the sedimentation efficiency. we evaluated the mixing and hydrodynamic behavior in the coagulation basin using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The items for evaluation are a location and the speed of agitator and angle of an injection pipe. The results of the CFD simulation, the efficacy of mixing in the coagulation basin was not affected according to one or two injection pipe and angle of an injection pipe. If there is a agitator near outlet of coagulation basin, the efficacy of mixing don't improve even though the speed of agitator increase. So location of agitator is perfect when it locate center at the inlet stream. The coagulation basin at this study, the proper speed of agitator is form 20rpm to 30rpm.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.12a
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• pp.425-430
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• 2005

This Study presents to be Agitator maintenance for Water and Wastewater treatment Plant. This procedures offers methods of Design Creteria and performance tests on mixing equipment. These tests may be conducted to determine process performance, mechanical reliability. or suitability of equipment for the intended use. The reasons for conducting performance tests can be varied, but the methods presented should be generally applicable to most situations.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.42-47
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• 2012

Experimental data for the flows in a mixing tank with a bottom agitator are useful for the validation of CFD commercial code. A hybrid volume PIV measurement technique was constructed to measure the flows inside of the mixing tank. The measurement system consists of three cameras. An agitator was installed at the bottom of the tank and it rotates clockwise and counterclockwise. Using the constructed measurement system, instantaneous vector fields were obtained. A phase averaging technique was adopted for the measured instantaneous three-dimensional velocity vector fields. Turbulent properties were evaluated from the instantaneous vector fields.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.12a
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• pp.508-513
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• 2003

A quick injection agitator is used to mix working fluids. In this study, numerical analyses are carried out to investigate the performance of a quick injection agitator with different gaps between the impeller and vacuum enhancer. A commercial CFD code is used to compute the 3-D viscous flow field within the impeller of agitatior. Numerical results are graphically depicted with different gaps. Special attention is paid to the following topics: pressure distribution, velocity gradient, volume fraction.