Using CFD to predict the behavior of power law fluids near axial-flow impellers operating in the transitional flow regime

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2141-2152

  Kelly, W ^a   Gigas, B ^b  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

^b LIGHTNIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial flow impellers; Hydrodynamics; Mixing; Modeling; Non Newtonian fluids; Power number

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EQUATIONS OF MOTION; HYDROFOILS; IMPELLERS; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY;

LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPELLER; MODELING; POWER LAW FLUID;

EID: 0037907758     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(03)00060-5     Document Type: Article

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