Numerical simulation and experimental study of non-Newtonian mixing flow with a free surface

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 473-486

  Dular, M ^a   Bajcar, T ^a   Slemenik Perse L ^a,b   Zumer M ^a   Sirok B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

CFD; Free surface; LDA; Mixing; Non Newtonian fluids; Visualization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMPELLERS; MIXING; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; TORQUE; VANE PUMPS;

GEOMETRICAL RECONSTRUCTION; LDA; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; NON-NEWTONIAN MIXING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 34248158577     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322006000400005     Document Type: Article

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