Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study of the flow in an annular centrifugal contactor

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2225-2244

  Wardle, Kent E ^a   Allen, Todd R ^a   Swaney, Ross ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrifugal contactors; Computational fluid dynamics; Liquid mixing; Reprocessing; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STEADY FLOW;

ANNULAR MIXING ZONE; CENTRIFUGAL CONTACTORS; LIQUID MIXING; REPROCESSING;

TURBULENT FLOW;

CENTRIFUGES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STEADY FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

CENTRIFUGE MODELING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXTRACTION METHOD; FLUID FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SOLVENT;

EID: 33746199847     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390600745552     Document Type: Conference Paper

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