Numerical simulation of turbulent flow characteristics in a stirred vessel using the LES and RANS approaches with the sliding/deforming mesh methodology

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 834-848

  Yeoh, S L ^a   Papadakis, G ^a   Yianneskis, M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Finite volume method; Large eddy simulation; Mixing; Sliding deforming mesh; Stirred vessel

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; IMPELLERS; KINETIC ENERGY;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION (LES); STIRRED VESSELS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; STIRRED TANK; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 3242782524     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/0263876041596751     Document Type: Article

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