Characterization of gas-liquid flows in stirred vessels using pressure and torque fluctuations

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3298-3311

  Khopkar, A R ^a   Panaskar, S S ^a   Pandit, A B ^b   Ranade, V V ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; PHASE INTERFACES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SENSORS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

GAS LIQUID FLOWS; GAS LIQUID STIRRED REACTORS; PRESSURE SENSORS; TORQUE SENSORS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; STIRRED TANK; TORQUE;

EID: 19844366153     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0493412     Document Type: Article

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