Characterization of onset of entrainment in stirred tanks

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 951-961

  Mali, R G ^a   Patwardhan, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Gas entrainment; Stirred tanks; Surface aeration; Turbulent kinetic energy

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER; FREE LIQUID SURFACE; GAS ENTRAINMENT; IMPELLER GEOMETRY; LIQUID SURFACE; MEAN VELOCITIES; STIRRED TANK; STIRRED TANKS; SURFACE AERATION; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY PROFILERS; VELOCITY PROFILES; WATER SYSTEM;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUIDS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; XYLENE;

KINETIC ENERGY;

EID: 66849132552     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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