Energy dissipation and macro instabilities in a stirred square tank investigated using an le PIV approach and LDA measurements

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 6844-6856

  Kilander, J ^a   Rasmuson, A ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy dissipation; Hydrodynamics; Imaging; LE PIV approach; Mixing; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROFOILS; IMPELLERS; KINETIC ENERGY; MASS TRANSFER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE; VELOCIMETERS;

CIRCULATION TIME; LARGE EDDY PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (LE PIV) APPROACH; MACRO INSTABILITIES; MEAN FLOW; ROTATIONAL SPEED;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 24344477463     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.02.076     Document Type: Article

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