The Kenics static mixer: A three-dimensional chaotic flow

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 153-166

  Hobbs, D M ^a   Muzzio, F J ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Kenics static mixer; Three dimensional chaotic flow

Indexed keywords

MIXING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

CHAOTIC FLOW; KENICS STATIC MIXER;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

CHAOS; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 0031153944     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(97)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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