Numerical simulation of flow and mixing behavior of impinging streams of shear-thinning fluids

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 4884-4892

  Srisamran, Charinrat ^a   Devahastin, Sakamon ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Laminar flow; Mixing index; Passive tracer; Power law fluids; Recirculation zone

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXING; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

MIXING INDICES; PASSIVE TRACERS; POWER-LAW FLUIDS; RECIRCULATION ZONE;

SHEAR FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXING; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 33744538799     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.03.031     Document Type: Article

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