Development of a networks-of-zones fluid mixing model for an unbaffled stirred vessel used for precipitation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2852-2863

  Kagoshima, M ^a   Mann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Batch; Chemical reactors; Fluid mixing; Particle size distribution; Precipitation; Stirred vessel

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TRACE ANALYSIS;

FLUID MIXING; PRECIPITATION; REACTIVE ACID-ALKALI TRACERS; STIRRED VESSELS;

MIXING;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TRACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33244470181     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.11.054     Document Type: Article

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