| Summary: | This paper presents the appropriate turbulence model for predicting the overall mixing time inside an open 45° inclined side entry pump-around jet mixing tank with moderate jet Reynolds number of about 17,515. The model was carefully developed by using appropriate hexahedral grid arrangement and proper numerical methods. The two different k-epsilon turbulence models, including realizable k-epsilon model and low Reynolds number k-epsilon model, were simulated. The overall mixing times predicted by these turbulence models were compared with the previous data reported by Patwardhan (Chem. Eng. Sci. 57 (2002) 1307-1318). The results revealed that the low Reynolds number k-epsilon model was a suitable model for predicting the overall mixing time of jet mixing tank with moderate jet Reynolds number.
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