Modeling of power characteristics for multistage rotor–stator mixers of shear-thinning fluids

Multistage rotor–stator (RS) mixers are widely utilized to generate high shear rate in dispersion processes such as foam generation and emulsification, featuring narrow gaps between rotors and stators in the axial direction and close clearance between rotors and vessel wall in the radial direction. In this study, CFD simulation of the multistage RS mixers is carried out for Newtonian and shear-thinning power-law fluids to investigate the strain …