Catastrophic phase inversion of abnormal emulsions in the vicinity of the locus of transitional inversion

This work was the first to unravel the nature and origin of flow instabilities in mixing process vessels and quantify their frequency and magnitude; the findings enable a more assessment of the turbulence energy available for mixing and a prediction of the instability frequency. It has attracted much attention and discussion in the field (e.g. see Chem Eng Sci 59:951, 59:955, Chem Eng J 104:98, 99; Dr JC Middleton, [email protected], could comment on the work's impact/relevance on industrial mixing process design)..