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Eggl, Maximilian F.
Schmid, Peter J.

KAUST Department
Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAUST, Thuwal 23955, Saudi ArabiaMechanical Engineering Program
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
Date
2022-07-27Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/680261
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The mixing of binary fluids by stirrers is a commonplace procedure in many industrial and natural settings, and mixing efficiency directly translates into more homogeneous final products, more enriched compounds, and often substantial economic savings in energy and input ingredients. Enhancements in mixing efficiency can be accomplished by unorthodox stirring protocols as well as modified stirrer shapes that utilize unsteady hydrodynamics and vortex-shedding features to instigate the formation of fluid filaments which ultimately succumb to diffusion and produce a homogeneous mixture. We propose a PDE-constrained optimization approach to address the problem of mixing enhancement for binary fluids. Within a gradient-based framework, we target the stirring strategy as well as the cross-sectional shape of the stirrers to achieve improved mixedness over a given time horizon and within a prescribed energy budget. The optimization produces a significant enhancement in homogeneity in the initially separated fluids, suggesting promising modifications to traditional stirring protocols.Citation
Eggl, M. F., & Schmid, P. J. (2022). Mixing by stirring: Optimizing shapes and strategies. Physical Review Fluids, 7(7). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevfluids.7.073904Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge discussions and exchanges with Prof. C. Caulfield, Prof. J.-L. Thiffeault, Prof. K. Schneider, and Dr. F. Marcotte. M.F.E. gratefully acknowledges funding through the Joachim Herz Stiftung.Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)Journal
PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDSarXiv
2108.07064Additional Links
https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.073904ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.073904