Flocculation related to local hydrodynamics in a Taylor-Couette reactor and in a jar

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 8-9 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 2179-2192

  Coufort, C ^a   Bouyer, D ^a   Line A ^a  

^a INSA   (France)

Author keywords

Cycled flocculation; Dissipation rate of turbulent kinetic energy; Floe size distribution; Hydrodynamics; Image analysis; Particle image velocimetry

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; COERCIVE FORCE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY;

FLOC SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY SYSTEM; TAYLOR-COUETTE REACTOR; VISCOUS DISSIPATION RATE;

FLOCCULATION;

FLOCCULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETER; TAYLOR-COUETTE FLOW;

EID: 14544268107     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.10.038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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