Numerical simulation of fluid dynamics in the stirred tank by the SSG Reynolds Stress Model

Frontiers of Chemical Engineering in China

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 506-514

  Qi, Nana ^a,b   Wang, Hui ^a,c   Zhang, Kai ^a,d   Zhang, Hu ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Beijing Aerospace WanYuan Coal Chemical Engineering Technology CO Ltd   (China)

^d NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

fluid dynamics; MRF; numerical simulation; SSG Reynolds Stress Model; stirred tank

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957949841     PISSN: 16737369     EISSN: 16737474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11705-010-0508-7     Document Type: Article

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