CFD analysis of caverns and pseudo-caverns developed during mixing of non-Newtonian fluids

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 5 A, 2007, Pages 598-604

  Adams, L W ^b   Barigou, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cavern; CFD; Non Newtonian; PBT impeller; PLIF; Pseudo cavern

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW FIELDS; IMPELLERS; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOSITY;

CAVERNS; TRANSITIONAL FLOW; YIELD-STRESS FLUID;

MIXING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW FIELDS; IMPELLERS; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34250816897     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd06170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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