A new mathematical model to predict cavern diameters in highly shear thinning, power law liquids using axial flow impellers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 455-469

  Amanullah, A ^a   Hjorth, S A ^b   Nienow, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Box 2018   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Axial flow impellers; Axial force; Cavern diameter predictions; Caverns; Mathematical model; Power law fluid

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TORQUE MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

AXIAL FLOW IMPELLERS; CAVERNS; POWER LAW FLUIDS; SHEAR THINNING;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0032004936     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00200-5     Document Type: Article

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