Three-dimensional analysis of flow and mixing characteristics of a novel in-line opposing-jet mixer

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 632-642

  Wang, S J ^a   Mujumdar, A S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

DOME HEIGHT; JET MIXERS; PASSIVE MIXING;

TURBULENT FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33847258300     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie060659z     Document Type: Article

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