Dispersion coefficients and settling velocities of solids in slurry vessels stirred with different types of multiple impellers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 3081-3089

  Pinelli, D ^a   Montante, G ^a   Magelli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axial dispersion coefficient; Mixing; Multiphase flow; Multiple impellers; Particle settling velocity; Solids distribution

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CORRELATION METHODS; IMPELLERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

DISPERSION COEFFICIENT; STIRRING METHODS;

SLURRIES;

IMPELLER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SLURRY; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 3042739252     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.04.033     Document Type: Article

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