Mixing times in coaxial mixers with Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 352-359

  Foucault, Stéphane ^a   Ascanio, Gabriel ^a,b   Tanguy, Philippe A ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAXIAL MIXERS; COUNTERROTATING MODES; RAYNERI-SEVIN IMPELLER;

IMPELLERS; NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; TURBINES;

MIXING;

MIXING; NEWTONIAN FLUID; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID;

EID: 30444439057     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie048761o     Document Type: Article

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