The influence of rushton impeller blade and disk thickness on the mixing characteristics of stirred vessels

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 369-378

  Rutherford, K ^a   Mahmoudi, S M S ^a   Lee, K C ^a   Yianneskis, M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blade thickness; LDA; Rushton impeller; Stirred vessel

Indexed keywords

IMPELLERS; MIXING; STIRRED TANKS;

CALCULATIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; ROTORS; STRAIN GAGES; TORQUE MEASUREMENT; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLOW NUMBERS; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY; POWER NUMBER; RUSHTON IMPELLER; STIRRED VESSELS;

MIXING;

EID: 0030125290     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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