Avoid agitation by selecting static mixers

Chemical Engineering Progress

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 28-38

  Myers, Kevin J ^a,b,c,d,e   Bakker, André ^b,f   Ryan, David ^a,b,g,h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b Chemineer Inc   (United States)

^c University of Dayton   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION   (United States)

^f DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^g Kenics Static Mixers Chemineer Inc   (United States)

^h PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ AIChE ^*  (United States)

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EID: 6944229530     PISSN: 03607275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
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