Scalar mixing in the vicinity of two disk turbines and two pitched blade impellers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1905-1920

  Distelhoff, M F W ^a   Marquis, A J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

LIF; Scalar concentration; Scalar mixing; Stirred tank

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; JETS; ROTORS; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VORTEX FLOW;

ANGLE RESOLVED CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENTS; PITCHED BLADE IMPELLERS; RADIAL DISCHARGE JET; SCALAR MIXING;

MIXING;

IMPELLER; MIXING; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 0342264468     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00464-9     Document Type: Article

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