The COMPANY Sulzer is the undisputed leader in the market for static mixing, heat exchanging and continuous reaction technologies. Its solutions are based in the experience provided by more than 70,000 references and the latest techniques in development, customer testing, CFD modeling, engineering and manufacturing to meet the clients processes requirements.
To achieve high quality mixing over the shortest distance and by the simplest technical means, including a small pressure drop, the Sulzer CompaX is the most efficient & economical choice for admixing additives in the turbulent flow regime at the highest flow rates.
The low pressure drop significantly saves pump energy and thanks to the CompaX highly efficient mixing device with its integrated dosing point , it massively improves the consumption of additives.
For larger pipe diameters, you can admix up to 6 additives using only one mixing element.
The Sulzer static mixer type SMV is well suited for applications that require a distributive and homogenous mixing and blending action in the turbulent flow regime.
This typically occurs between immiscible phases where an interfacial tension exists. Examples of this include; oil/water or gas/liquid systems.
The SMV offers fast and complete reaction, absorption or extraction due to high mass transfer area. High mass transfer area is achieved as a result of continuous renewal of the interface surface area.
The Sulzer static mixer type SMI and KVM are well suited for liquid-liquid mixing in the turbulent flow regime.
The mixing elements of both mixer types create large counter rotating vortices, ensuring efficient mixing over the entire cross section of the pipe.
Static mixer type SMI is mainly sold in Europe and Asia, whereas the KVM type is the standard product for the North and South American market.
The SMI mixer has an open structure, eliminating the risk of clogging. Alternatively, the KVM can mix additives introduced upstream of the mixer or mix additives injected directly in front of the first mixing element.
The Sulzer static mixer type SMX plus excels with the most efficient homogenisation at some 50% of the usual pressure drop in laminar flow applications.
Even challenging mixing applications such as dosing a small amount of low-viscous additive into a high-viscous main stream can be performed in a particularly efficient manner.
Depending upon the application either smaller pumps with lower energy consumption can be used or much smaller mixers could be designed, potentially resulting in reduced size of the whole plant.
The possibility of performing a mixing duty with a smaller mixer and strongly reduced residence times can be useful in cases where product degradation is quite problematic.
If you wish to combine effective mixing with controlled heat transfer, the Sulzer SMR tube bundle heat exchanger is the perfect choice for you.
The SMR’s specifically configured tube bundles are positioned perpendicular to each other, which enhances radial mixing across volume highly packed with the heat transfer surface area.
Water, steam, thermal oil or other special cooling media can be used as a heat transfer fluid. In fact, each bundle can be designed to feature different mixing and heat transfer effects in order to meet stringent process requirements.
The Sulzer SMXL monotube heat exchanger is the simplest version of a static mixer/heat exchanger. This can be used as either a heat exchanger or reactor for applications that require continuous mixing.
With the SMXL, the product stream flows through the inner pipe. The heat carrier medium for cooling or heating the product circulates between the inner and outer pipe. The inner pipe, from which the product flows through, is filled with static mixing elements, creating a radial mixing effect.
This results in considerably increased heat transfer and a narrow residence time distribution. Furthermore, a continuous renewal of the thermal boundary layer on the piping wall prevents thermal damage of heat-sensitive products.
The Sulzer SMXL multitube mixer/heat exchanger provides improved heating or cooling of viscous media at high throughput’s. It is the perfect alternative when the flow is too high to be handled by the monotube variant.
With the multitube mixer, the main stream is divided into several partial pipe streams with the same operation mode as the monotube design. However, unlike the monotube heat exchanger, the SMXL multitube has no restrictions with regard to product or heat to be transferred.
The SMXL can be particularly advantageous for use in applications where part of the product starts evaporating whilst already in the heat exchanger.
Specific designs for mixing, dispersion and contact for media transfer and reaction in turbulent regime, homogenization of low viscosity liquids and gases, introduction of additives. Availability of a wide range of materials, connections and tailor-made designs to guarantee homogeneity and minimum pressure drop.
Sulzer CompaXTM is the optimal mixer for adding reagents in water with the minimum space requirement for installation and pressure drop.
The combinación of Sulzer SMV TMi n by-pass and Suzler CompaXTM as a high-performance, is the most economical and compact solution for the dilution of gases such as CO2 for remineralization and pH adjustment.
Mixing and homogenization in laminar regime of high viscosity products and with large differences in viscosity.
Dispersion of different phases with high viscosity differences, and gases in viscous liquids.
Specific designs for production of polyols and polyurethanes.
Specific sanitary designs for the food industry and mixing at low shear forces for shear sensitive products.
Designs of reactors and heat exchangers in continuous or semi continuous type SMRTM and SMXLTM by Sulzer for selective control of endothermic and exothermic reactions, average residence time and homogeneous temperature profile, piston flow. Non-aggressive treatment of products and media sensitive to temperature in cooling and heating processes. Improvement of heat transfer coefficients in tube exchangers for viscous and / or temperature sensitive products and shear.
