New techniques for measuring and modeling cavern dimensions in a Bingham plastic fluid

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 5269-5275

  Wilkens, R J ^a   Miller, J D ^a   Plummer, J R ^a   Dietz, D C ^a   Myers, K J ^a  

^a University of Dayton   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavern diameter measurement; Cavern diameter prediction; Complex fluids; Fluid mechanics; Mixing; Non Newtonian fluids; Rheology

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; IMPELLERS; PLASTICS; RADIAL FLOW; TORQUE;

CAVERN DIMENSIONS; PLASTIC FLUIDS; RADIAL FLOW IMPELLERS;

FLUIDS;

BINGHAM FLUID; FLUID MECHANICS; MIXING; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 22144432189     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.04.058     Document Type: Article

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