Numerical investigation of the mixing efficiency of the Ekato Paravisc impeller

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2609-2617

  Iranshahi, Arash ^a   Heniche, Mourad ^a   Bertrand, François ^a   Tanguy, Philippe A ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer simulations; Mixing efficiency; Non Newtonian fluids; Paravisc

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMPELLERS; LAMINAR FLOW; NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EKATO PARAVISC; MIXING EFFICIENCY; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; PUMPING CAPABILITY;

MIXING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMPELLERS; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXING; NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 32844469353     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.11.032     Document Type: Article

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