Proper orthogonal decomposition for the study of hydrodynamics in a mixing tank

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2651-2655

  Moreau, J ^a   Line A ^b  

^a Fluides de Toulouse   (France)

^b INSA   (France)

Author keywords

Large scale structures; Mixing; PIV; POD; Rushton turbine; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745747711     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10854     Document Type: Article

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