An expression for the power consumption of in-line rotor-stator devices

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 581-585

  Kowalski, Adam J ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High shear mixer; Power consumption; Power draw; Power number; Process intensification; Rotor stator device

Indexed keywords

HIGH SHEAR MIXER; POWER CONSUMPTION; POWER DRAW; POWER NUMBER; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION;

MINING; MIXERS (MACHINERY); STATORS;

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION;

EID: 68749084803     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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