A novel measurement technique for mixing time in an aerated stirred vessel

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 66-74

  Otomo, Noboru ^a   Bujalski, Waldemar ^a   Nienow, Alvin William ^a   Takahashi, Koji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conductivity method; Gas liquid mixing; Measurement technique; Mixing time

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); IMPELLERS; MIXING; TURBINES;

AERATED STIRRED VESSELS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; MIXING; STIRRED TANK; TIMER; VESSEL;

EID: 0043129071     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.36.66     Document Type: Article

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