Review on mixing characteristics in solid-liquid and solid-liquid-gas reactor vessels

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 618-643

  Kasat, Gopal R ^a   Pandit, Aniruddha B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Minimum impeller speed; Multiple impeller; Solid suspension; Three phase reactor

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROGENATION; IMPELLERS; MIXING; SPEED CONTROL; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

MINIMUM IMPELLER SPEED; MULTIPLE IMPELLER; SOLID SUSPENSION; THREE-PHASE REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

GAS-SOLID TWO-PHASE FLOW; IMPELLER; MIXING;

EID: 27544497903     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450830403     Document Type: Review

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