An experimental investigation into the effect of impeller design on gas hold-up in a highly viscous Newtonian liquid

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1093-1100

  Khare, A S ^a   Niranjan, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agitation; Gas dispersion; Gas hold up; Impeller; Mixing; Viscous liquids

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; GAS FLOW; IMPELLER; VISCOUS FLUID;

AGITATION; GAS DISPERSION; GAS HOLD UP;

BUBBLE FORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MIXING; ROTORS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS;

EID: 0032672920     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00479-5     Document Type: Article

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