Particle tracking in opaque mixing systems: An overview of the capabilities of PET and PEPT

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 9 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1258-1267

  Barigou, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mixing; Non Newtonian flow; Particle tracking; PEPT; PET; Positron emission; Solid liquid flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW VISUALIZATION;

OPAQUE SYSTEMS; POSITRON EMISSION PARTICLE TRACKING (PEPT); SOLID-LIQUID SYSTEMS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

LIQUID-SOLID TWO-PHASE FLOW; NON-NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EID: 4644352524     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cerd.82.9.1258.44160     Document Type: Article

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