Mixing of miscible liquids with density differences: Effect of volume and density of the tracer fluid

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 988-996

  Gogate, Parag R ^a   Pandit, Aniruddha B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ROTORS; SOLUBILITY; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

TRACER FLUIDS;

MIXING;

DENSITY; MISCIBILITY; MIXING; TRACER;

EID: 0033201403     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450770528     Document Type: Article

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