Scaling of turbulence characteristics in a turbine-agitated tank in relation to agitation rate

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-45

  Ståhl Wernersson, Eva ^a   Trägårdh, Christian ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agitated tank; Agitation rate; Anemometry measurements; Local energy dissipation rate; Scale up; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MIXING; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TURBULENCE;

TURBINE AGITATED TANKS;

BIOREACTORS;

AGITATOR; IMPELLER; SCALING; TURBINE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0032485799     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(98)00071-0     Document Type: Article

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