On impeller circulation and mixing effectiveness in the turbulent flow regime

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 2557-2565

  Nienow, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow number; Homogenisation; Impeller Efficiency; Mixing Time; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROTORS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

FLOW NUMBER; HOMOGENIZATION; IMPELLER EFFICIENCY; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY;

MIXING;

ANEMOMETERS-LASER DOPPLER; IMPELLERS; MIXING; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0031214667     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00072-9     Document Type: Article

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