Effect of internals on the flow pattern and mixing in stirred tanks

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 9951-9961

  Kumaresan, T ^a   Nere, Nandkishor K ^a   Joshi, Jyeshtharaj B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; IMPELLERS; KINETIC ENERGY; LASERS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

IMPELLER DESIGN; TANK GEOMETRY;

FLOW PATTERNS;

FLOW PATTERN; MIXING; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 30344447253     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0503848     Document Type: Article

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