Experimental investigation of flow regimes in an SMX sulzer static mixer

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1478-1484

  Hirech, K ^a   Arhaliass, A ^a   Legrand, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT FLOW; WALL FLOW;

VELOCITY GRADIENT;

FLOW PATTERNS;

FERROCYANIDE; POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE; POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE; SODIUM NITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FLOW PATTERN; FLOW REGIME RELATIONS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MIXER; MODELING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SENSOR;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXER; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POROSITY; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR STRESS; SMX SULZER STATIC MIXER; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

EID: 0041346149     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0206195     Document Type: Article

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