{"id":1601,"date":"2018-08-08T16:09:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T23:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rccostello.com\/wordpress\/?p=1601"},"modified":"2026-05-08T04:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:06:47","slug":"spinning-tube-reactor-flow-chemistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rccostello.com\/wordpress\/modular-plants\/spinning-tube-reactor-flow-chemistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Utilizing the Spinning Tube in a Tube\u00ae Reactor in Flow Chemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 31, 2018 our CEO, Mr. Rocky Costello, P.E., gave a presentation titled “Utilizing the Spinning Tube in a Tube\u00ae<\/sup> Reactor in Flow Chemistry” at the Annual Congress on Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology conference in Amsterdam. The subjects that Mr. Costello discussed include the following four topics:<\/p>\n

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  1. STT\u00ae<\/sup> Discovery<\/li>\n
  2. Patented Technology<\/li>\n
  3. Research<\/li>\n
  4. Application<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    A detailed explanation of the calculation of Reynolds number in piping systems and then rotating systems were also discussed.<\/p>\n

    The chart below shows various rotating flow regimes such as Couette flow and Taylor- Vortex flow inside the Spinning Tube in a Tube Reactor\u00ae<\/sup>, or STT\u00ae<\/sup>. It is essentially a graph of Reynolds number calculated with respect to the outer cylinder versus Reynolds number calculated with respect to the inner cylinder.  <\/span>The flow regimes for two (2) independently rotating cylinders is shown. Since the outer cylinder is not rotating the Reynolds number on the “X” axis is zero.  The area of concern is the flow regimes inside the red box.<\/p>\n

    \"Spinning<\/a><\/p>\n

    In a YouTube video, the STT\u00ae<\/sup> with a glass stator demonstrates the transition from high Reynold number, turbulent flow and Taylor Rings to low Reynold number, laminar flow and Couette flow.  It also demonstrates how simplified Clean-In-Place is accomplished with the STT\u00ae<\/sup>.<\/span><\/p>\n