Spatial distributions of mean age and higher moments in steady continuous flows

AIChE Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2561-2572

  Liu, M ^a   Tilton, J N ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; CFD; Mean age; Mixing; Moments; Residence time distribution

Indexed keywords

AGE; CFD; MEAN AGE; MOMENTS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; MIXING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 78149390332     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12151     Document Type: Article

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