Mixing studies of non-Newtonian fluids in an anchor agitated vessel

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 809-818

  Triveni, B ^a   Vishwanadham, B ^a   Madhavi, T ^a   Venkateshwar, S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agitated vessel; Mixing; Non Newtonian

Indexed keywords

AGITATED VESSEL; CARBOXY-METHYL CELLULOSE; CASTOR OIL; DIFFERENT SCALE; DISPERSION MODELS; FLOW PHENOMENA; GAS LIQUIDS; GAS-LIQUID-SOLID; IDEAL FLOW; IMPELLER SPEED; LIQUID-LIQUIDS; METHYL ESTERS; MIXED MODELS; MODEL PARAMETERS; NEWTONIANS; NON-NEWTONIAN; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; OPERATING CONDITION; POWER CONSUMPTION; PULP SUSPENSION; SCALE-UP; STARCH SUSPENSION; STIRRED VESSELS; TIP SPEED; TRACER EXPERIMENT; VISCOUS FLUIDS; WELL-MIXED ZONES;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ESTERS; MIXING; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; SPEED; VEGETABLE OILS; VISCOUS FLOW;

FLUIDS;

EID: 77953537813     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2009.11.020     Document Type: Article

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