Flow generated by radial flow impellers: PIV measurements and CFD simulations

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Khopkar, Avinash ^a   Aubin, Joella ^b   Rubio Atoche, C ^b   Xuereb, Catherine ^b   Le Sauze, Nathalie ^b   Bertrand, Joel ^b   Ranade, Vivek V ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

CFD; Gas liquid flow; PIV; Rushton turbine; Scaba turbine; Stirred vessel

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPELLERS; TURBINES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW;

GAS LIQUID FLOWS; RUSHTON TURBINES; SCABA TURBINES; STIRRED VESSELS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 18444381184     PISSN: 15426580     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.1146     Document Type: Article

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