CFD modelling and mixing in stirred tanks

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 13-14, 1999, Pages 2285-2293

  Sahu, A K ^a   Kumar, P ^a   Patwardhan, A W ^a   Joshi, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

CFD; Design; Energy balance; Impeller; Mixing; Stirred tanks

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; KINETIC ENERGY; MIXING; TURBULENT FLOW;

ENERGY BALANCE; IMPELLER; STIRRED TANKS; TURBULENT ENERGY DISSIPATION RATE; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; IMPELLER; MIXING; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 0033166115     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00334-0     Document Type: Article

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