Drop Breakup Time and Rate Experiments in a Stirred Tank

An experimental study from Tsinghua University investigates drop breakup behaviors in a stirred tank. The research, conducted by Han Zhou, measured breakup time, multiple breakage, and breakup rate using a high-speed camera. An empirical correlation for breakup time was proposed and verified against prior literature.

Use Cases

• Modeling drop breakup time based on interfacial tension and drop diameter
• Characterizing the proportion of binary breakup using dimensionless drop diameter
• Calculating breakup probability using the inverse method described in the study
• Validating multiphase flow simulations against experimental breakup rate data

Strengths

• Experimental results are verified by comparison with a published study (Solsvik and Jakobsen, 2015)
• Analysis includes multiple breakup behaviors: time, rate, and multiple vs. binary breakage
• Key controlling factors for breakup time (interfacial tension, drop diameter) are identified

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Sample data and file formats are unspecified

Provenance

Source

Tsinghua University

Collection Method

Drop breakup experiments using a high-speed online camera in a stirred tank.