Liquid/liquid viscous dispersions with a SMX static mixer

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 3 A, 2007, Pages 395-405

  Fradette, Louis ^a   Tanguy, P ^a   Li, H Z ^b   Choplin, L ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Laminar flow; Liquid liquid dispersion; Multiphase flow; Newtonian; Non Newtonian; SMX static mixer

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DISPERSIONS; LAMINAR FLOW; MULTIPHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

PHASE VOLUME FRACTION; STATIC MIXER;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

COALESCENCE; DISPERSIONS; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MULTIPHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34047204009     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd06206     Document Type: Article

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