Turbulence in stirred tanks: anisotropic, approximate, and applied

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 563-576

  Kresta, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTOR; TURBULENCE;

ANISOTROPY; BIOREACTORS; COAGULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DROP BREAKUP; FLOCCULATION; KINETIC ENERGY; MIXING; SOLUBILITY;

STIRRED TANKS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

MIXING; REACTOR; STIRRED TANK; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0032100424     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450760329     Document Type: Article

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