Effect of Impeller Blade Number on KLa in Mechanically Agitated Vessels

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 703-708

  Lu, Wei Ming ^a   Wu, Hong Zhang ^a   Chou, Cheng Ying ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blade Number; Mass Transfer Coefficient; Multiple Impeller System; Power Consumption; Stirred Vessel

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033269073     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02708156     Document Type: Article

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