Simulation numérique de l'écoulement laminaire induit dans des cuves agitées générées par les mobiles de proximité de type mono et double vis à profils simple et modifié.

In this paper, the hydrodynamic characteristics of stirred tanks equipped with a mono and double screws with both classic and modified profiles have been numerically investigated. The computer simulations are conducted within a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) code, based on resolution of the Navier-Stokes equations with a finite volume discretization. The numerical results showed that the velocity field is more efficient with the modified screw profile than the one with a simple profile. In the case of the double screw, the importance of viscous dissipation and pumping has been assessed. Also, the pumping and the energetic efficiency reach the highest values. The good agreement between the numerical results and the experimental data confirm the validity of the analysis method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]