CFD-Based Selection of Dispersion Plates

Abstract

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technology was used to analyse dispersion effects of 3 plates of different structures during adhesives production. Three models of the dispersion plates were designed: (1) Project 1: a plate with sharp and short teeth, (2) Project 2: a plate with sharp and long teeth, (3) Project 3: a plate with blunt and long teeth. Pictures of velocity flow contours and flow trajectories in the CFD analysis were obtained to show the flow conditions inside the Reactor. Particle studies were also run to predict adhesive particles dispersion effects of these 3 kinds of plates, so that the best structure of the plate would be chosen.