On spatial and temporal variations and estimates of energy dissipation in stirred reactors

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 9 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1188-1198

  Micheletti, M ^a   Baldi, S ^a   Yeoh, S L ^a   Ducci, A ^a   Papadakis, G ^a   Lee, K C ^a   Yianneskis, M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Kinetic energy dissipation rate; Laser Doppler anemometry; Particle image velocimetry; Stirred vessels

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; TURBINES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ANGLE-RESOLVED MEASUREMENTS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV); STIRRED REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETER; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETER; SPATIAL VARIATION; STIRRED TANK; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 4644276440     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cerd.82.9.1188.44172     Document Type: Article

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