Large-eddy simulations of single-phase flow dynamics and mixing in an industrial crystallizer

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 2 A, 2007, Pages 169-179

  Derksen, J J ^a   Kontomaris, K ^b   McLaughlin, J B ^c   Van den Akker, H E A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitated tanks; CFD; Crystallization; Hydrodynamics; Large eddy simulation; Lattice Boltzmann; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; IMPELLERS; NOZZLES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

AGITATED TANKS; FLOW STRUCTURES; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION; LATTICE-BOLTZMANN; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW;

CRYSTALLIZERS;

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZERS; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; IMPELLERS; NOZZLES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 33947210092     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd06025     Document Type: Article

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