Reynolds number effects on laminar mixing in the Kenics static mixer

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-104

  Hobbs, D M ^a   Muzzio, F J ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Kenics static mixer; Laminar flow; Mixing performance; Poincare sections; Reynolds numbers

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CREEPING FLOW; KENICS FLOW; KENICS STATIC MIXERS; LAGRANGIAN METHODS; POINCARE SECTIONS;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

LAMINAR FLOW; MIXER; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 0032102558     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(98)00065-5     Document Type: Article

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