Numerical simulation of a dissolution process in a stirred tank reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3025-3032

  Hartmann, H ^a   Derksen, J J ^a   Van Den Akker, H E A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dissolution; Particle transport; Simulation; Stirred tank; Suspension; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TANKS (CONTAINERS); TURBINES; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VOLUME FRACTION;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATIONS; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; RUSHTON TURBINE; STIRRED TANKS;

DISSOLUTION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; DISSOLUTION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TANKS (CONTAINERS); TURBINES; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VOLUME FRACTION;

EID: 33244466065     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.10.058     Document Type: Article

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