Time-dependent finite-volume simulation of the turbulent flow in a free-surface CSTR

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2715-2720

  Serra, Alessandro ^a   Campolo, Marina ^a   Soldati, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD; Chemical reactors; Dynamic simulation; Interface; Numerical analysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENT FLOW;

AXIAL FLOWRATES;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CHEMICAL REACTOR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE VOLUME TECHNIQUE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0035938711     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(00)00519-4     Document Type: Article

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