Validation of CFD simulations of a stirred tank using particle image velocimetry data

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 611-625

  Sheng, Jian ^a   Meng, Hui ^a,b   Fox, Rodney O ^a,b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; KINETIC ENERGY; MIXING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; STIRRED TANK;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MIXING; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 0032100420     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450760333     Document Type: Article

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