Modelling vortex formation in an unbaffled stirred tank reactors

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 127, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 11-22

  Glover, G M Cartland ^a   Fitzpatrick, J J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Computation fluid dynamics; Free surface vortices; Stirred tanks; Volume of fluid

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

FREE SURFACE VORTICES; STIRRED TANKS;

SETTLING TANKS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SETTLING TANKS; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 33846851567     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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