A liquid crystal thermographic technique for the measurement of mixing characteristics in stirred vessels

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 746-754

  Lee, K C ^a   Yianneskis, M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal thermography; Mixing time measurement; Rushton impeller; Stirred vessel

Indexed keywords

MIXING; ROTORS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

LIQUID CRYSTAL THERMOGRAPHY; RUSHTON IMPELLER; STIRRED VESSELS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0000070977     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387697524416     Document Type: Article

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