Unsuspended mass of solid particles in stirred tanks

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 420-427

  Brucato, Alberto ^a   Brucato, Valerio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIXING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); ROTORS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TURBINES;

RUSHTON TURBINE IMPELLERS;

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT;

LIQUID-SOLID MIXING; PARTICLE MOTION; STIRRED TANK; SUSPENDED LOAD;

EID: 0032100418     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450760311     Document Type: Article

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