Numerical simulations of mixing in an SMRX static mixer

Chemical Engineering Journal and the Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-126

  Mickaily Huber, Elizabeth S ^a   Bertrand, François ^d   Tanguy, Philippe ^b   Meyer, Thierry ^a   Renken, Albert ^a   Rys, Franz S ^c   Wehrli, Marc ^c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CANCER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mixing; Numerical simulations; SMRX static mixers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); PRESSURE DROP; FLOW INTERACTIONS; VELOCITY;

FLOW FIELDS; INTERNAL TUBE CROSSING ANGLE; STATIC MIXERS; VELOCITY CURVE; INTERNAL MIXER TUBE CROSSING ANGLES;

MIXING;

FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; MIXING; PRESSURE DROP; SIMULATION-NUMERICAL;

EID: 0030299312     PISSN: 09230467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0923-0467(96)03093-X     Document Type: Article

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