Measurement of particle impact frequencies and velocities on impeller blades in a mixing tank

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 9 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1237-1249

  Kee, K C ^a   Rielly, C D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Secondary nucleation; Solid liquid mixing

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; EROSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPELLERS; MIXING; NUCLEATION; TURBINES;

MINERAL PROCESSING; PARTICLE IMPACT FREQUENCIES; SOLID-LIQUID MIXING PROCESSES;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

CRYSTALLIZATION; IMPELLER; LIQUID-SOLID MIXING; NUCLEATION;

EID: 4644359445     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cerd.82.9.1237.44170     Document Type: Article

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