CFD analysis of mechanical mixing in anaerobic digesters

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1371-1382

  Wu, B ^a  

^a Philadelphia Mixing Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digester; Cfd technique; Mechanical mixing; Non newtonian fluid; Power input

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; CFD TECHNIQUE; MECHANICAL MIXING; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; POWER INPUT;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MANURES; MIXING; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; PROPELLERS; PULP DIGESTERS; PUMPS; RHEOLOGY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VISCOUS FLOW;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW FIELD; FLOW MODELING; LABORATORY METHOD; MANURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MIXING; NEWTONIAN FLUID; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; SOFTWARE;

EID: 69549130647     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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