Effect of the number of impeller blades on the drop sizes in agitated dispersions

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 83, Issue 12 A, 2005, Pages 1425-1430

  Giapos, A ^a   Pachatouridis, C ^a   Stamatoudis, M ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agitated dispersion; Disk type impeller; Drop size distribution; Impeller blade; Liquid liquid dispersion; Number of impeller blades

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; FRACTIONATION; IMPELLERS; MASS TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHASE COMPOSITION; ROTATION; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENT FLOW;

AGITATED DISPERSIONS; DISK TYPE IMPELLER; DROP DIAMETERS; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; IMPELLER BLADES; LIQUID-LIQUID DISPERSION; NUMBER OF IMPELLER BLADES;

DROP FORMATION;

DISPERSIONS; DROP FORMATION; FRACTIONATION; IMPELLERS; MASS TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHASE COMPOSITION; ROTATION; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 30744453966     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd.04167     Document Type: Article

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