An impedance probe for the measurements of flow characteristics and mixing properties in stirred slurry reactors

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 9 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1250-1257

  Brunazzi, E ^a   Galletti, C ^a   Paglianti, A ^b   Pintus, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Probe; Solid dispersion coefficient; Solid hold up; Stirred tank reactor; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GLASS; IMPELLERS; MIXING;

LIQUID PHASE; POWER CONSUMPTION; STIRRED SLURRY REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

DISPERSION; LIQUID-SOLID TWO-PHASE FLOW; MIXING; SLURRY; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 4644258169     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cerd.82.9.1250.44165     Document Type: Article

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