Oscillatory Flow in a pipe
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Posted by: sarvi ®

10/19/2005, 20:36:47

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Hi,

What would be a simple and cheap way of creating an oscillatory flow in a pipe.

Here is what I want to achieve. I have, say a 20 foot pipe.
I want to a liquid such as water or oil to flow through it as a certain speed, but most importantly have a two-and-fro oscillating motion within the pipe.

Is there a simple way to achieve this.

Thx,
Sarvi








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Posted by: fluidpower1 ®

10/20/2005, 19:26:55

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Sarvi;

You could use a reciprocating hydraulic cylinder to cycle a single acting cylinder and use the different volumes of the Cap End and Rod End to pump liquid through check valves and a pressure operated dump valve in one direction. Flow would be in pulses.

What is your desired outcome?








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Posted by: sarvi ®

10/21/2005, 16:39:26

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Thanks for responding.

What I am trying to achieve is an Oscillatory Flow Reactor in the pipe.
The pipe has baffles at periodical intervals. The liquid passing through the pipe has to go through a oscillatory to-and-fro motion as they go through the pipe, so that baffles can create a perfect mixing of the liquids that I passing through them.

This serves to get perfect mixing of the liquids I pass through the pipe.

Thx,
Sarvi








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Posted by: willers ®

10/25/2005, 15:26:54

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I'd just use a static mixer. But, if you were going to try to build it, I would take plates of the appropriate diameter, and cut a hole in the top. Then I'd weld them into the pipe, alternating the side of the pipe they were on.

Some static mixers use this principle, too, so you might look into those.

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