Energy efficiency study on axial flow impellers

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 625-632

  Wu, Jie ^a   Graham, Lachlan J ^a   Nguyen, Bon ^a   Nabil Noui Mehidi, M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axial flow impellers; Energy efficiency; Mixing tanks; Non Newtonian mixing; Velocities at the tank wall; Velocity

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROFOILS; IMPELLERS; MIXING; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; VELOCITY;

AXIAL FLOW IMPELLERS; MIXING TANKS; NON-NEWTONIAN MIXING; VELOCITIES AT THE TANK WALL;

AXIAL FLOW TURBOMACHINERY;

AXIAL FLOW TURBOMACHINERY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROFOILS; IMPELLERS; MIXING; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; VELOCITY;

EID: 33646170022     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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