Finite element modeling of the laminar and transition flow of the Superblend dual shaft coaxial mixer on parallel computers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 4442-4456

  Rivera, Christian A ^a   Heniche, Mourad ^a   Takenaka, Katsuhide ^b   Tanguy, Philippe A ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Sumitomo Heavy Industries Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid mechanics; Hydrodynamics; Mathematical modeling; Mixing; Momentum transfer; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CO-ROTATION; COAXIAL SHAFTS; COUNTER ROTATING; DIFFERENT SPEED; DOUBLE-HELICAL; FICTITIOUS DOMAIN METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS; HIGH SHEAR; HYBRID APPROACH; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MIXING MECHANISMS; MIXING TIME; PARALLEL COMPUTER; POWER CONSUMPTION; PUMPING CAPACITY; RECIRCULATION ZONES; ROTATION MODE; SHEAR DISTRIBUTIONS; SHEAR RATES; SIMULATION; SLIDING MESH; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICS; MINING; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MOMENTUM TRANSFER; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTATION; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

MIXING;

EID: 70249084464     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.07.022     Document Type: Article

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