Spinning cones as pumps, degassers and level controllers in mechanically stirred tanks

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 719-729

  Cooke, M ^a   Heggs, P J ^a   Eaglesham, A ^b   Housley, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Huntsman Polyurethanes Belgium   (Belgium)

^c Invista   (United States)

Author keywords

Defoaming; Degassing; Level control; Mechanically; Pumping rates; Spinning cones; Stirred tanks

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; GETTERS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PUMPS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

FLUID PUMPING PROCESS; SPINNING CONES;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CONTROL SYSTEM; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MIXING; PUMP; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 2942718598     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387604774196000     Document Type: Article

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