Experimental investigation of the mixing behaviour of pumpable ice slurries and ice pigs in pipe flows

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 301-309

  Shire, S ^a   Quarini, J ^a   Ayala, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Hydrodynamics; Ice; Melting; Pigging and pigs

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; HYDRODYNAMICS; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; MIXING; DUCTS; PIPE FLOW;

CRUSHED ICE; ICE PIGS; PIGGING;

PIPE FLOW; SLURRIES;

ICE; PIPE FLOW;

ICE PIGS; PIGGING AND PIGS; SELF-HEALING PROPERTIES;

EID: 26444562463     PISSN: 09544089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440805X8665     Document Type: Article

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