Numerical Modeling of the Processes of Coagulation and Dispersion of Drops in Electric Field

K. V. Tarantsev

Abstract


Results of the physical and mathematical modeling of the processes of producing and disintegrating water-oil emulsions using the COMSOL Multiphysics software, as well as of electric fields, velocity fields, and pressure fields, under boundary conditions that correspond to the apparatuses under development are presented. Based on the analysis of the data obtained, different versions of the design of electric dispersers and electric dehydrators are proposed.
Key words: Electric dispersers; Design; Modernization; Physicochemical characteristics; Emulsion; Model fluids; Drop diameter; Field strength

Keywords


Electric dispersers; Design; Modernization; Physicochemical characteristics; Emulsion; Model fluids; Drop diameter; Field strength

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