Computational studies of the pitched blade turbines design effect on the stirred tank flow characteristics

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 236-245

  Driss, Z ^a   Bouzgarrou, G ^a   Chtourou, W ^a   Kchaou, H ^a   Abid, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

CFD; Finite volume; Meshing generation; Modeling; PBT; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

AGITATION SYSTEMS; AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED; CFD; COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS CODES; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; COMPUTER RESULTS; DESIGN EFFECTS; FINITE VOLUME; FINITE VOLUME DISCRETIZATIONS; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; FLOW DOMAINS; INCLINED ANGLE; PITCHED BLADE TURBINE; STIRRED TANK; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

BIOACCUMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENT FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77950060450     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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