Power characteristics in coaxial mixing: Newtonian and non-newtonian fluids

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 5036-5043

  Foucault, Stéphane ^a   Ascanio, Gabriel ^a   Tanguy, Philippe A ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; IMPELLERS; NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOUS FLOW;

COAXIAL MIXING; DISPERSION IMPELLERS; POWER CONSUMPTION; RADIAL DISCHARGE;

MIXING;

MIXING; NON-NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EID: 22944476467     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie049654x     Document Type: Article

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