Corrigendum to ''Use of angle resolved PIV to estimate local specific energy dissipation rates for up- and down-pumping pitched blade agitators in a stirred tank" [Chem. Eng. Sci. 64 (2009) 126-143] (DOI:10.1016/j.ces.2008.09.018);Use of angle resolved PIV to estimate local specific energy dissipation rates for up- and down-pumping pitched blade agitators in a stirred tank

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 126-143

  Gabriele, A ^a   Nienow, A W ^a   Simmons, M J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local specific energy dissipation; Particle image velocimetry (PIV); Pitched blade turbine; Power; Stirred tank; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMPELLERS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; MIXING; PUMPS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENCE; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW;

LOCAL SPECIFIC ENERGY DISSIPATION; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; PITCHED BLADE TURBINE; POWER; STIRRED TANK;

TURBINE COMPONENTS;

EID: 58149218117     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.06.032     Document Type: Erratum

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