Scale up study of retreat curve impeller stirred tanks using LDA measurements and CFD simulation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 81-90

  Li, Mingzhong ^a   White, Graeme ^a   Wilkinson, Derek ^a   Roberts, Kevin J ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD simulations; LDA measurements; Retreat curve impeller; Scale up

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DRUG PRODUCTS; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CYLINDRICAL BAFFLES; IMPELLER STIRRED TANKS; LABORATORY SCALE VESSELS; LDA MEASUREMENTS;

IMPELLERS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 17144423880     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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