Experimental and numerical analysis of power consumption for mixing of high viscosity fluids with a co-axial mixer

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 5 A, 2007, Pages 568-575

  Rudolph, L ^a   Schafer M ^b   Atiemo Obeng, V ^b   Kraume, M ^c  

^a DOW BSL Olefinverbund GmbH   (Germany)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

A200; Anchor; CFD; Co axial mixer; Non Newtonian fluids; Power consumption

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; IMPELLERS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VISCOSITY;

CO-AXIAL AGITATION SYSTEMS; CO-AXIAL MIXER;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; IMPELLERS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34250825978     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd06178     Document Type: Conference Paper

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