Axial dispersion during low Reynolds number Taylor-Couette flow: Intra-vortex mixing effects

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 3303-3310

  Campero, Richard John ^a   Vigil, R Dennis ^a  

^a 494 Town Engineering Building   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial dispersion; Mixing characteristics; Taylor vortex flow; Taylor Coverre flow

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

AXIAL DISPERSION; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR (CSTR); TAYLOR COUTTE DEVICE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

DISPERSION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TAYLOR-COUETTE FLOW; VORTEX;

EID: 0031260412     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00151-6     Document Type: Article

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