Hydrodynamics of a Stirred Vessel Equipped with a Gas-Inducing Impeller

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3904-3914

  Patwardhan, Ashwin W ^a   Joshi, Jyeshtharaj B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUIDS;

GAS INDUCING IMPELLERS; GAS INDUCTION RATE; GAS SPARGING;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPELLER; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 0031229164     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9700122     Document Type: Article

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