Effect of blade shape on the performance of six-bladed disk turbine impellers

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 203-213

  Vasconcelos, Jorge M T ^a   Orvalho, Sandra C P ^a   Rodrigues, Ana M A F ^a   Alves, Sebastião S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; MASS TRANSFER; MIXING; ROTORS; TURBINES;

RUSHTON TURBINE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

TAP WATER;

BLADE PROFILE; IMPELLER; PERFORMANCE TEST; TURBINE;

AGITATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033966776     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9904145     Document Type: Article

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