Question

It’s not diffusion, but this process is assumed to be “perfect” in the derivation of the Scheil–Gulliver equation used in metallurgy. This process is facilitated by eddy generation in an “oscillatory baffled” device. The residence time distribution assumes a Dirac delta function in a model where this process does not occur axially. This process names a model of devices commonly contrasted with the plug-flow model and the batch model. A type of chemical reactor is named for this process occurring “continuously” within a “tank.” Small (10[1])devices made of alnico and coated with Teflon are placed in a vessel above a plate in a simple method for this task. For 10 points, name this process often performed by magnetic “bars,” (10[1]-5[1])which (10[1])aims to homogenize a solution’s components. (10[1])■END■ (10[5]0[1])

ANSWER: mixing [or stirring; or blending; accept impelling; accept continuous stirred-tank reactor; accept stir bar; prompt on CSTR; prompt on dissolving or dissolution or convection by asking “what general process does this seek to achieve?”] (The third clue refers to plug-flow reactors.)
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Cindy ZhouBoston University BBoston University A8410
Sovannjet LimMIT ATufts A118-5
Rohan GaneshanHarvard AYale A11810
Richard LinAmherst ABowdoin A11910
Andres CordobaYale CTufts B12510
Jonathan SchnipperA Brandeis SupremeBowdoin B12610
Jack YesnerCarabrandeisBrandeises Brew12610
Rajat SethiNortheastern ABrown A12610
Derek FinoClark AWilliams A12610
Ethan YoungWilliams AClark A1260
Christopher DechDiamond BrandeisYale B12610