Investigation of local and temporal interfacial shear stress distribution during membrane emulsification

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Beitragende

  • Tobias Wollborn - , Leibniz-Institut für Werkstofforientierte Technologien (Autor:in)
  • Patrick Giefer - , Leibniz-Institut für Werkstofforientierte Technologien (Autor:in)
  • Helena Kieserling - , Technische Universität Berlin (Autor:in)
  • Anja M. Wagemans - , Technische Universität Berlin (Autor:in)
  • Stephan Drusch - , Technische Universität Berlin (Autor:in)
  • Udo Fritsching - , Leibniz-Institut für Werkstofforientierte Technologien, Universität Bremen (Autor:in)

Abstract

The production of high-quality liquid/liquid emulsions is a key factor in many industrial processes, such as in food or pharmaceutical industries. The premix emulsification process enables the controlled adjustment of fine and narrow distributed droplet sizes. Furthermore, premix emulsification in porous structures is considered a low-shear process that enables the usage and formulation of shear sensitive media (e.g., proteins). However, the local and time-dependent stress conditions and stress residence time at the droplet interface during droplet dispersion in micro-porous structures are still unknown. In this paper, interfacial stress distributions during droplet dispersion in premix membrane emulsification are numerically (computational fluid dynamics, CFD) investigated. Time-dependent stress conditions and stress residence times at the interface are calculated. The stress conditions are related to the droplet deformation process to identify the main mechanisms for droplet breakup. The results are compared to experimental analysis of the resulting droplet size distribution during emulsion formulation. It has been found that higher shear stresses occur at the pore wall, but lower shear stresses at the liquid/liquid (disperse/continuous) interface are responsible for the droplet dispersion process. The stress residence time shows that lower stresses are present over a longer time compared to higher stresses. This is relevant for the understanding of the dispersion process, but also for the use of shear sensitive media (e.g., proteins as emulsifier).

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)1061-1078
Seitenumfang18
FachzeitschriftCanadian journal of chemical engineering
Jahrgang100
Ausgabenummer5
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Mai 2022
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • droplet dispersion, emulsion, interfacial shear, membrane