Experimental analysis of hydrodynamics in axially agitated tank

AIChE Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 463-475

  Bugay, Stephan ^a   Escudié, Renaud ^a   Liné, Alain ^a  

^a INSA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; KINETIC ENERGY; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV);

HYDRODYNAMICS;

DISSIPATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPELLER; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; STIRRED TANK; TURBULENCE MEASUREMENT; VELOCITY;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; EXPERIMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPELLER; STRESS; TANK; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

EID: 0036525286     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690480306     Document Type: Article

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