Measuring flow velocity in pulp suspension mixing using ultrasonic Doppler velocimetry

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 5 A, 2007, Pages 591-597

  Ein Mozaffari, F ^a,b   Bennington, C P J ^a   Dumont, G A ^a   Buckingham, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cavern formation; Mixing; Pulp suspensions; Side entering impeller; Ultrasonic Doppler velocimetry; Yield stress

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW VELOCITY; IMPELLERS; MIXING; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); ULTRASONIC DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; YIELD STRESS;

CAVERN FORMATION; PULP SUSPENSION MIXING; SUSPENSION YIELD STRENGTH;

PULP;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW VELOCITY; IMPELLERS; MIXING; PULP; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); ULTRASONIC DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; YIELD STRESS;

DISPERSIONS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW METERS; MIXING; PROPELLERS; PULPS; ULTRASONIC GAGES; VELOCITY INDICATORS;

EID: 34250879662     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd06143     Document Type: Conference Paper

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