Pulsed ultrasonic mixing: An experimental study

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 454-460

  Vetri Murugan, R ^a   Nagarajan, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Acoustic streaming; Cavitation; Pulsed mixing; Stratification

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC STREAMING; ACOUSTICS; CAVITATION; CYLINDERS (CONTAINERS); FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; ULTRASONICS;

CAVITATION INTENSITY; CHEMICAL ENGINEERS; COLD WATERS; DE STRATIFICATION; DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES; DUAL-FREQUENCY OPERATION; ENHANCED MIXING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HIGH-FREQUENCY (HF); HIGH-FREQUENCY MODES; LIQUID LAYERS; LOW FREQUENCY (LF); MIXING EFFICIENCIES; MIXING TIME; MIXING TIMES; PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS; PULSED OPERATIONS; PULSED ULTRASOUNDS; STEADY-STATE TEMPERATURE; STORAGE CONTAINERS; STORAGE TANKS; ULTRASONIC FIELDS;

MIXING;

EID: 47049123021     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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