Design of multiple impeller stirred tanks for the mixing of highly viscous fluids using CFD

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2913-2920

  Aubin, Joëlle ^a   Xuereb, Catherine ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Homogenisation; Hydrodynamics; Intermig impeller; Laminar flow; Mixing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPELLERS; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXING; PRODUCT DESIGN; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOUS FLOW;

COMPARTMENTALIZATION; HOMOGENIZATION; INTERMIG IMPELLERS; STIRRED TANKS;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPELLERS; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXING; PRODUCT DESIGN; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TANKS (CONTAINERS); VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 33244483626     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.10.075     Document Type: Article

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