Single and multiphase CFD approaches for modelling partially baffled stirred vessels: Comparison of experimental data with numerical predictions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 6246-6262

  Torré, Jean Philippe ^a,b,c   Fletcher, David F ^b   Lasuye, Thierry ^c   Xuereb, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c LVM Quality and Innovation Department   (France)

Author keywords

CFD; Free surface; Mixing; Partially baffled vessel; PIV; Turbulence model; Vortex

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPELLERS; MIXING; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENCE MODELS; VORTEX FLOW;

FREE SURFACE; PARTIALLY BAFFLED VESSEL; PIV MEASUREMENTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPELLERS; MIXING; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENCE MODELS; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 34948831029     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.06.044     Document Type: Article

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