Turbulent precipitation in micromixers: CFD simulation and flow field validation

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1182-1193

  Gavi, Emmanuela ^a   Marchisio, Daniele L ^a   Barresi, Antonello A ^a   Olsen, Michael G ^b   Fox, Rodney O ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational Fluid Dynamics; Micromixer; Nanoparticles; Particle Image Velocimetry; Population Balance Equation; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULPHATES; CFD SIMULATIONS; CONFINED IMPINGING JETS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIELD VALIDATION; FINE PARTICULATES; MICRO MIXERS; MICROSCOPIC PARTICLE; MIXING RATES; MODEL PREDICTION; MORPHOLOGY AND COMPOSITION; NANOPARTICULATE SYSTEM; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; PARTICLES SIZES; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATION; PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION MODEL; PRECIPITATION PROCESS; PRECIPITATION THEORY; TEST REACTIONS;

BARIUM; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; GAS DYNAMICS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; NANOPARTICLES; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

EID: 77956183779     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2010.01.025     Document Type: Article

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