Static Mixer Selection Guide

There is no one static mixer design that is best suited for all process applications. For this reason, StaMixCo manufactures a broad range of static mixer designs of different geometric structures.

Below is a short guide that will help you identify the best type of static mixer for the specific process function that your application falls under. We have taken the liberty of pointing out the design that in our opinion is best for each process function based on our experience in the industry, cost, process suitability, and many other factors. Please keep in mind that your opinion may change based on specific requirements and constraints for a particular application.

Process Functions fall under the below basic categories:

Laminar Flow Regime (High Viscosity Materials)

High Viscosity Mixing
High-Low Viscosity Mixing
Heat Transfer Enhancement
Plug Flow Reactors

Turbulent Flow Regime (Low Viscosity Materials)

Low Viscosity Liquids Mixing
Gas Mixing
Dispersion of Immiscible Liquids
Gas-Liquid Contacting

Laminar Flow (High Viscosity) Process Applications

High Viscosity Mixing

Injection Molding: Model SMN™ Static Mixer
Extrusion: Model SMB-R™ and SMB-GX™ static mixer
High Degree of Mixing in a Short Length: Model GX™ and GXR™
Medium Degree of mixing in small diameters: Model HT™

High-Low Viscosity Mixing

Model GX™

Heat Transfer Enhancement

1” and larger tubes: Model GX™ and GXL™
1” and smaller tubes: Model HT™

Plug Flow Reactors

Model GX™

Turbulent Flow (Low Viscosity) Process Applications

Low Viscosity Liquids Mixing

2" and smaller: Model HT™
2" and larger: Model GV™

Gas Mixing

2" and smaller: Model HT™
2" and larger: Model GV™

Dispersion of Immiscible Liquids

2" and smaller: Model HT™
2" and larger: Model GV™

Gas-Liquid Contacting

2" and smaller: Model HT™
2" and larger: Model GV™