Chaotic mixing in a vessel agitated by large impeller

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 804-809

  Zamzam, Zauyah ^a   Takahashi, Koji ^a   Morinaga, Shoji ^b  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHI Mechanical and Equipment Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Large impeller; Mixing performance; Unsteady agitation

Indexed keywords

CHAOTIC MIXING; DIMENSIONLESS MIXING TIME; IMPELLER MIXING; LIQUID VISCOSITY; MIXING PERFORMANCE; MIXING TANKS; MIXING TIME; STIRRED TANK;

BLOWERS; IMPELLERS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); VISCOSITY;

MIXING;

EID: 70749121340     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.08we263     Document Type: Article

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