Homogenization energy in a stirred tank

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 47, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 1853-1860

  Ochieng, Aoyi ^a   Onyango, Maurice S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CFD; Homogenization energy; Impeller clearance; Mixing time; Stirred tank

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPELLERS; MIXING;

HOMOGENIZATION ENERGY; IMPELLER CLEARANCE; MIXING TIME; STIRRED TANK;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPELLERS; MIXING;

EID: 44949187626     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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