Measurement and CFD simulation of single-phase flow in solvent extraction pulsed column

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2930-2938

  Bujalski, J M ^a   Yang, W ^a   Nikolov, J ^a   Solnordal, C B ^a   Schwarz, M P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFD; Fluid mechanics; PIV; Pulsed column; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID MECHANICS; GEOMETRY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SIMULATION; TURBULENCE;

DISK-DOUGHNUT INTERNALS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; PULSED COLUMNS; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID MECHANICS; GEOMETRY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SIMULATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 33244473266     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.10.057     Document Type: Article

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