Solid-liquid flow at dilute concentrations in an axially stirred vessel investigated using particle image velocimetry

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-34

  Virdung, T ^a   Rasmuson, A ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Phase separation; PIV; Solid liquid; Stirred tank

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW VELOCITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VOLUME FRACTION;

PARTICEL IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; STIRRED VESSEL;

PHASE SEPARATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW VELOCITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PHASE SEPARATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VOLUME FRACTION;

EID: 36048937302     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440701554988     Document Type: Article

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