CFD study on mixing by coupled jet-impeller mixers in a large crude oil storage tank

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 737-744

  Rahimi, Masoud ^a   Parvareh, Arsalan ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crude oil; Impeller; Jet; Mixing; Stirred tank

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; IMPELLERS; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MIXING TIME; STIRRED TANK;

MIXING;

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; IMPELLERS; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING;

EID: 33947613123     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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