Liquid-phase mixing in an unbaffled agitated vessel with an unsteady forward-reverse rotating impeller

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 659-664

  Yoshida, M ^a   Shigeyama, M ^a   Hiura, T ^a   Yamagiwa, K ^a   Ohkawa, A ^a   Tezura, S ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Shimazaki Mixing Equipment Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Liquid phase mixing; Mixedness; Turbulence; Unbaffled agitated vessel; Unsteadily rotating impeller

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; PHASE MATCHING; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENCE;

LIQUID PHASE MIXING; MIXEDNESS; UNBAFFLED AGITATED VESSEL; UNSTEADILY ROTATING IMPELLERS;

IMPELLERS;

EID: 37749015596     PISSN: 19322135     EISSN: 19322143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/apj.58     Document Type: Conference Paper

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