Computational fluid dynamics investigation of turbulence models for non-newtonian fluid flow in anaerobic digesters

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 8989-8995

  Wu, Binxin ^a  

^a Philadelphia Mixing Solutions Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPUTING COST; FLOC SIZE; FRICTION FACTOR CORRELATION; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROPS; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; MIXING ENERGIES; MODEL APPLICATION; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID FLOW; REYNOLDS; REYNOLDS STRESS MODELS; SCALING-UP; SIMILARITY RULES; SIMULATION RESULT; TWO NOZZLES; VELOCITY GRADIENTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; FRICTION; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NOZZLES; PRESSURE DROP; PULP DIGESTERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY; TURBULENCE MODELS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOUS FLOW; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; NEWTONIAN FLUID; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY; TURBULENCE;

ACCURACY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST; ENERGY; FLOW KINETICS; FLUID FLOW; FRICTION; PREDICTION; SCALE UP; SIMULATION; VELOCITY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FLOCCULATION; FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETICS; MANURE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PRESSURE; RHEOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 78650299709     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1010016     Document Type: Article

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