A study of an up- and a down-pumping wide blade hydrofoil impeller: Part I. LDA measurements

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 577-588

  Mishra, Ved P ^a   Dyster, Kate N ^a   Jaworski, Zdzislaw ^a,c   Nienow, Alvin W ^a   Mckemmie, Jack ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b APV (UK) plc   (United Kingdom)

^c WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ENERGY DISSIPATION; HYDROFOILS; ROTORS; TORQUE;

LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETERS;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

BLADE; GAS-LIQUID MIXING; IMPELLER; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETER;

EID: 0032100988     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450760330     Document Type: Article

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