Hydrodynamics of a dual shaft mixer with Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 6 A, 2007, Pages 863-871

  Khopkar, A R ^a   Fradette, L ^a   Tanguy, Philippe A ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dual shaft; Laminar flow; Mixing; Power consumption; Stirred vessel

Indexed keywords

IMPELLERS; LAMINAR FLOW; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; ROTORS; STATORS; TORQUE MEASUREMENT;

DUAL SHIFT; MULTI-SHAFT STIRRED VESSEL; ROTOR-STATOR;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPELLERS; LAMINAR FLOW; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; ROTORS; STATORS; TORQUE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34447543935     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd06158     Document Type: Article

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