Diagnosis of solid distribution in vessels stirred with multiple PBTs and comparison of two modelling approaches

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1-9

  Montante, Giuseppina ^a   Pinelli, Davide ^a   Magelli, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD; Multiple impellers; Pitched blade turbines; Solid liquid mixing; Solids distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAINERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

BAFFLED VESSELS; PBT; TERMINAL SETTLING VELOCITY;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; IMPELLER; LIQUID-SOLID MIXING; SETTLING VELOCITY; STIRRED TANK;

ARTICLE; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD VESSEL; CALCULATION; DYNAMICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SOLID; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0344825457     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450800408     Document Type: Article

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