CFD simulation of the hydrodynamics and mixing time in a stirred tank;Simulacija hidrodinamike i vremena mešanja u sudu sa mešanjem pomoću računarske tehnike strujanja fluida

Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 379-386

  Ochieng, Aoyi ^a   Onyango, Maurice S ^b  

^a VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CFD; Draft tube; Simulation; Solids concentration; Stirred tank

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649827904     PISSN: 14519372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/CICEQ100211040O     Document Type: Article

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