Steady-state performance of an infinitely fast reaction in a three-dimensional open Stokes flow

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 4396-4411

  Cerbelli, S ^a   Garofalo, F ^a   Giona, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mixing efficiency; Mixing controlled reaction; Open flow systems; Spectral analysis; Stokes flow

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); LAMINAR FLOW; MIXING; PECLET NUMBER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION OPERATORS; DOMINANT EIGENVALUES; LAMINAR FLOW CONDITIONS; MIXING EFFICIENCY; MIXING-CONTROLLED REACTION; OPEN FLOW; STEADY STATE PERFORMANCE; STOKES FLOWS;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS;

EID: 54249116785     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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