On the utilisation of vorticity and strain dynamics for improved analysis of stirred processes

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 377-385

  Bouremel, Y ^a   Yianneskis, M ^a   Ducci, A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy dissipation; Mixing; Strain; Trailing vortex; Vortex ring

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY DISSIPATORS; MACHINE DESIGN; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY;

ANALYTICAL APPROACHES; CHARACTERISATION; COMPRESSION REGIONS; IMPELLER BLADES; MIXING MECHANISMS; REACTOR DESIGNS; RUSHTON IMPELLERS; STIRRED VESSELS; STRAIN RATE TENSORS; TRAILING VORTEX; VORTEX RING; VORTEX STRUCTURES; VORTICAL STRUCTURES; VORTICITY VECTORS;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 61349154806     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2008.11.016     Document Type: Article

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