Investigation of laminar flow in a stirred vessel at low Reynolds numbers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2762-2770

  Rice, M ^a   Hall, J ^a   Papadakis, G ^a   Yianneskis, M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluid mechanics; Laminar flow; Mathematical modelling; Simulation; Transport process

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CREEP; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; IMPELLERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW;

CREEPING FLOW; PUMPING ACTION; RUSHTON IMPELLER; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

LAMINAR FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CREEP; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; IMPELLERS; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 33244457802     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.10.074     Document Type: Article

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