Mixing times in a turbulent stirred tank by means of LES

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3696-3706

  Hartmann, H ^a   Derksen, J J ^a   Van Den Akker, H E A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

LES; Mixing time; Scalar transport; Stirred tank; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW;

MIXING TIME; SCALAR TRANSPORT; STIRRED TANKS;

MIXING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; MIXING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33750562156     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10997     Document Type: Article

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