CFD simulation of non-Newtonian fluid flow in anaerobic digesters

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 700-711

  Wu, Binxin ^a   Chen, Shulin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digester; CFD technique; Non Newtonian fluid; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VELOCITY; MANURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; TOTAL SOLID CONCENTRATION (TS);

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; PREDICTION; SCALE UP; TURBULENT FLOW; BIOREACTOR; MANURE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MANURE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 38449084497     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21613     Document Type: Article

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