An analytical model for the prediction of power consumption for shear-thinning fluids with helical ribbon and helical screw ribbon impellers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3250-3259

  Delaplace, Guillaume ^a   Guerin, Romuald ^a   Leuliet, Jean Claude ^a   Chhabra, R P ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Helical ribbon impellers; Helical screw ribbon impellers; Mixing; Non Newtonian; Power consumption

Indexed keywords

FLAT CABLES; GEOMETRY; IMPELLERS; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXING; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

HELICAL RIBBON IMPELLERS; HELICAL SCREW RIBBON IMPELLERS; POWER CONSUMPTION; SHEAR-THINNING FLUIDS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLAT CABLES; GEOMETRY; IMPELLERS; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXING; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EID: 33644974939     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.11.069     Document Type: Article

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