Positron emission particle tracking in a mechanically agitated solid-liquid suspension of coarse particles

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 421-429

  Guida, A ^a   Fan, X ^a   Parker, D J ^a   Nienow, A W ^a   Barigou, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mixing; PBT impeller; PEPT; Solid liquid; Suspension; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIQUIDS; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; POSITRONS; PUMPS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

3-D SPACES; 3D VELOCITIES; COARSE PARTICLES; CONCENTRATED SUSPENSIONS; CONCENTRATION FIELDS; EULERIAN DESCRIPTIONS; FLOW TRACERS; FLOW VISUALISATION; GLASS PARTICLES; LAGRANGIAN; LAGRANGIAN TRAJECTORIES; NON-INTRUSIVE; OPAQUE FLOWS; PBT IMPELLER; PEPT; PITCHED BLADE TURBINES; POSITRON EMISSION PARTICLE TRACKING; PUMPING MODES; SOLID-LIQUID; SOLID-LIQUID SUSPENSIONS; SOLID-PHASE; SUSPENSION; UP-PUMPING;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 61349189616     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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