Experimental investigations and modelling of breakage phenomena in stirred liquid/liquid systems

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 5 A, 2007, Pages 703-709

  Maaß, Sebastian ^a   Gabler A ^a   Zaccone, A ^a   Paschedag, A R ^a   Kraume, M ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drop breakage; Drop size distribution; Liquid liquid systems; Population balance equation; Simulation; Stirred tank

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP BREAKUP; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; LIQUID-LIQUID SYSTEMS; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATION; STIRRED TANK;

DISPERSIONS;

COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; DROP BREAKUP; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 34250896059     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd06187     Document Type: Conference Paper

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