Mixing of shear-thinning fluids with dual off-centred impellers

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 393-400

  Ascanio, Gabriel ^a,b   Tanguy, Philippe A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caverns; Dead zones; Flow patterns; Mixing times; Non Newtonian; Off centred impellers; Shear thinning

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; FLUIDS; IMPELLERS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; ROTATION;

CAVERNS; DEAD ZONE; MIXING TIMES; NON-NEWTONIAN; OFF-CENTERED IMPELLERS; SHEAR-THINNING;

MIXING;

IMPELLER; MIXING; SHEAR THINNING; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 26044470750     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450830301     Document Type: Article

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