CFD modeling of pilot-scale pump-mixer: Single-phase head and power characteristics

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1308-1322

  Singh, K K ^b   Mahajani, S M ^b   Shenoy, K T ^c   Patwardhan, A W ^a   Ghosh, S K ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^c BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

CFD; Head; Multiple reference frame; Power; Pump mixer; Sliding mesh

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPELLERS; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENCE;

MULTIPLE REFERENCE FRAME; PUMP-MIXERS; PUMPING ACTION; SLIDING MESH;

PUMPS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPELLERS; PUMPS; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENCE;

EID: 33846234327     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.10.028     Document Type: Article

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