Particle suspension in top-covered unbaffled tanks

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3001-3008

  Brucato, A ^a   Cipollina, A ^a   Micale, G ^a   Scargiali, F ^a   Tamburini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Just suspended speed; Mixing; Multiphase reactors; Particle; Slurries; Suspension; Unbaffled tanks

Indexed keywords

BAFFLED VESSELS; BEST CHOICE; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; FLUID MASS; JUST-SUSPENDED SPEED; LIMITING FACTORS; MECHANICAL POWER; MINIMUM IMPELLER SPEED; MULTI-PHASE REACTOR; MULTIPHASE REACTORS; PARTICLE; PARTICLE DENSITIES; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PARTICLE SUSPENSIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESS; POWER CONSUMPTION; PROCESS INDUSTRIES; SOLID-LIQUID; SOLID-LIQUID SUSPENSION; STIRRED TANK; VORTEX FORMATION;

LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 77950595705     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.01.026     Document Type: Article

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