Dispersion of high-viscosity liquid-liquid systems by flow through SMX static mixer elements

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 6885-6896

  Rama Rao, N V ^a   Baird, M H I ^a   Hrymak, A N ^a   Wood, P E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drop; Fluid mechanics; Multiphase flow; Population balance; Static mixer

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DROPS; FLOW PATTERNS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE DROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VISCOSITY;

POPULATION BALANCE; SILICONE OIL; STATIC MIXER; STATIC MIXER ELEMENTS;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

CORRELATION METHODS; DROPS; FLOW PATTERNS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 35349000651     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.08.070     Document Type: Article

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