Hydrodynamics of Suspensions Agitated by Pitched-Blade Turbine

AIChE Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 513-527

  Pettersson, Michael ^a   Rasmuson, Åke C ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENT FLOW;

PITCHED BLADE TURBINES; REYNOLDS STRESSES;

ROTATIONAL FLOW;

HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXING; SUSPENSION; TURBINE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032031245     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690440303     Document Type: Article

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