Reconstruction of 3-D flow field inside miniature stirred vessels using a 2-D PIV technique

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 5 A, 2007, Pages 560-567

  Chung, K H K ^a   Barigou, M ^a   Simmons, M J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eccentric impeller; High throughput experimentation; PIV; PLIF; Turbulence; Turbulent kinetic energy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPELLERS; MIXING; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ECCENTRIC IMPELLER; HIGH THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTATION; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

FLOW FIELDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW FIELDS; IMPELLERS; MIXING; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34250850833     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd06165     Document Type: Conference Paper

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