Effects of Injection Location, Flow Ratio and Geometry on Kenics Mixer Performance

AIChE Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3121-3132

  Hobbs, D M ^a   Muzzio, F J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS;

FLOW RATIO; INJECTION LOCATION; KENICS MIXER;

MIXING;

EID: 0031332463     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690431202     Document Type: Article

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