The influence of impeller type on mean drop size and drop size distribution in an agitated vessel

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 4211-4222

  Pacek, A W ^a   Chamsart, S ^a   Nienow, A W ^a   Bakker, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Chemineer Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; DISPERSIONS; DROP FORMATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SURFACE TENSION; TURBINES; VISCOSITY;

AGITATED LIQUID-LIQUID DISPERSIONS; AGITATED VESSEL; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; LOW POWER NUMBER IMPELLERS; MEAN SPECIFIC ENERGY DISSIPATION RATE; RUSHTON TURBINES;

ROTORS;

DROPLET; IMPELLER; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 0033603225     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00156-6     Document Type: Article

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