CFD analysis of turbulent flow field in an industrial suspension polymerization reactor

Turbulent flow field in a 200 m3 industrial suspension polymerization reactor, which is a baffled agitated vessel, was simulated using CFD. It was found that turbulent flow field in reactor is non-homogenous, especially among three zones of reactor, around the impeller blade (impeller zone), around the baffles (baffle zone) and bulk of fluid flow (circulation zone). TKE dissipation rate increases with increasing agitation rate in three zones with smaller slope in circulation zone.