Numerical simulation of turbulent batch mixing in a vessel agitated by a Rushton turbine

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-112

  Javed, K H ^a   Mahmud, T ^a   Zhu, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agitated vessels; CFD; Hydrodynamics; Mixing; Sliding mesh; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; MIXING; TURBINES; TURBULENCE;

AGITATED VESSELS; BAFFLED VESSELS; SLIDING-MESH; TRACER CONCENTRATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

BATCH PROCESS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MIXING; MODEL; TURBINE;

EID: 26444503030     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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