Studies on the overall oxygen transfer rate and mixing time in pilot-scale surface aeration vessel

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1055-1068

  Kang, J ^a   Lee, C H ^a   Haam, S ^a   Koo, K K ^b   Kim, W S ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dual impellers; Mixing time; Overall oxygen transfer coefficient; Power consumption; Surface aeration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FLOW PATTERNS; LIQUIDS; MIXING; OXYGEN;

DUAL IMPELLERS; MIXING CHARACTERISTICS; MIXING TIME; OPERATING VARIABLES; OXYGEN TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; OXYGEN TRANSFER RATE; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE AERATION;

IMPELLERS;

OXYGEN;

AERATION; IMPELLER; MIXING; PILOT SCALE;

AERATION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FLOW KINETICS; GAS MIXING; LIQUID; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; RELIABILITY; ROTATION; TIME; VELOCITY;

EID: 0035168914     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332208618215     Document Type: Article

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