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Liquid Mixing

Liquid mixing is a key process that improves the homogeneity and uniformity of liquid systems. There are several types of industrial mixers used for different applications. Tumbler blenders mix dry powders and some liquids by tumbling materials up and down. Paddle mixers use rotating paddles to mix solids, liquids, or wet-dry mixtures. Agitators mix liquids using rotating impellers and are used for liquid-liquid or liquid-gas mixing. Emulsifiers and homogenizers apply high pressure and shear to mix immiscible liquids like oil and water or break down solid particles in liquids. Heavy duty mixers can handle very viscous mixtures.

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Liquid Mixing

Liquid mixing is a key process that improves the homogeneity and uniformity of liquid systems. There are several types of industrial mixers used for different applications. Tumbler blenders mix dry powders and some liquids by tumbling materials up and down. Paddle mixers use rotating paddles to mix solids, liquids, or wet-dry mixtures. Agitators mix liquids using rotating impellers and are used for liquid-liquid or liquid-gas mixing. Emulsifiers and homogenizers apply high pressure and shear to mix immiscible liquids like oil and water or break down solid particles in liquids. Heavy duty mixers can handle very viscous mixtures.

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Liquid Mixing

In this assignment I am going to discuss about liquid Mixing.

What is Mixing?

Mixing is a key and common process to improve homogeneity and uniformity of systems.
Mixing occurs when materials are moved from one area to another in a vessel (Chen et al., 2005;
Rushton, 1956). Nonuniformity of systems can be explained as a gradient of properties such as
concentration, viscosity, temperature, color, concentration, phase, and temperature (Paul et al.,
2004). Mixing operations can be divided into three main categories, gas-liquid, solid-liquid, and
liquid-liquid mixing, the latter of which is the main focus of the present review. Liquid-liquid
mixing plays an important role in producing and increasing essential interfacial area to improve
mass and heat transfer between phases (O’Rourke and MacLoughlin, 2005; Paul et al., 2004).

Definition(Liquid Mixing)

Liquid blending is defined as the mixing of two or more miscible liquids to a measurable level
of uniformity. It is often quantitatively characterized by a “blend time.”

Different Types of Industrial Mixers?

1.Tumbler Blender – for dry mixing

This one’s fun. What I like about this mixer is the rhythm it produces when it tumbles. Drum
Tumbler mixer is usually for powders and solids, but in some cases, liquids are also
accommodated. The movement of the tumbler rotates the solids up and down. Gravity plays a
role in mixing the products and drum baffles aren’t even needed at times to break solids into
smaller particles.

Tumbler blenders include V-Blenders, Double Cone Blenders and Octagonal Blenders.

2. Ribbon Blender – This mixer is for bulk solid and powder blending.

It has a blender configuration that completely de-lumps powders through its long, intersecting,
ribbon-like paddles. Although it is very effective in mixing and attaining homogeneity, it is more
expensive than paddle mixers and is much more difficult to maintain.

Nevertheless, Ribbon blenders are used in some pharmaceutical industries to achieve the most
accurate portions of powders mixed.

3.Paddle Mixer – For solids, wet-dry mixing, viscous/slurry liquid mixing

A central shaft axis holds the paddle blades. It is commonly used in dry mixing, but can
accommodate liquid-solid mixing as well.

4.Agitator – Liquid-liquid mixing or liquid-gas mixing

In top-load washing machines, you can see agitation in the move. In the center is an agitating
blade that remains stationary while it agitates the water in the washing machine as it rotates.
Agitators used in industrial processing of food and beverage has the same principle and
configuration. Impellers are attached to the central axis shaft that rotates the liquid or at least
cause agitation to the liquids.

Blending thick substances is a sore for Agitators. These type of equipment is not recommended
for very viscous products. Agitators lend themselves to a range of functions such as blending
miscible liquids, dissolving a gas into a liquid, connecting or dispersing liquids which are unable
to mix, suspension of solids in liquids and heat transfer in agitated liquid.

There are two types of agitators: axial and radial – which, as their names suggest, comes from
the angle the impeller blade contacts the plane of the rotation.

Axial Flow Impellers


The blade creates an angle that’s less than 90 degrees with the plane rotation. Because of this, the
locus of flow happens along the axis of the impeller.

Radial Flow Impellers


Radical flow blades are parallel to the axis of the impeller. This causes radial flow impeller
releases flow beside the impeller radius in distinctive designs.

5.Emulsifiers – for immiscible liquids

Oil and water are two substances that are definitely not miscible. In cases that require a
completely emulsified and homogenized mixture of these such as in making lotion, sunscreen,
lipstick and in many cosmetic mixing applications, an Emulsifier is used.
This is a special mixing equipment that not only uses pressure to completely mix liquid-liquid
substances, but also incorporate high shear and isolated vacuum-filled equipment. Vacuum
emulsifier homogenizers incorporates the action of a centrifugal force, driving materials into the
workhead to break them up into smaller particles.

In the case of milk and cream, cream is composed of large fat molecules which separate from
milk due to the huge difference in molecule size; emulsification breaks cream molecules down so
they are similar in size to milk molecules.

6.Homogenizers – Combines liquid-liquid mixtures, solid-liquid mixtures

This mixer applies extreme force, shear and pressure on the liquid or materials to homogenized
the mixture.

Ginhong offers a variety of choices for homogenizer. They have listed products that goes for
either continuous or batch production units. On a budget? Don’t you worry because they also
carry homogenizer units for small-sized companies running on a budget.

7.Heavy Duty Mixers – Mixes viscous and pasty substances.

Imagine running a your single shaft mixer with very thick slurries such as pasty ingredients,
putty and wax compounds. This would surely cause your mixing equipment to buckle and fail.
Thankfully, heavy duty mixers such as planetary and multi-shaft mixers are designed for
mixtures reaching very high viscosity ranges above 750,000 centipoises.

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