Performance analysis of axial-flow mixing impellers

AIChE Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 489-498

  Wu, Jie ^a   Pullum, Lionel ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; PERFORMANCE; ROTORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VELOCITY;

AXIAL FLOW IMPELLERS; BLADE ELEMENT THEORY; SPANWISE SWIRL VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

AXIAL FLOW;

AXIAL FLOW; IMPELLER; MIXING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; MEASUREMENT; THEORY;

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE-ELEVATING VIRUS;

EID: 0034111662     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690460307     Document Type: Article

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