Simulation of flow and mixing in stirred tank reactors

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 397 II, Issue , 1999, Pages 233-239

  Zalc, Jeffrey M ^a   Alvarez, Mario M ^a   Muzzio, Fernando J ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW VISUALIZATION; GALERKIN METHODS; INTERPOLATION; MIXING; STRESS CONCENTRATION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

STIRRED TANK REACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 0343932856     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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