Numerical and experimental investigation of liquid-liquid two-phase flow in stirred tanks

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 5776-5787

  Wang, Feng ^a   Mao, Zai Sha ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETIC ENERGY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

ROTATING IMPELLERS; STIRRED TANKS; TURBULENCE MODELS; TWO-FLUID MODELS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOLD-UP; LIQUID-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 22944463324     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie049001g     Document Type: Article

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