Expression for turbulent power draw of an in-line Silverson high shear mixer

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 241-249

  Kowalski, A J ^a   Cooke, M ^b   Hall, S ^c  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic mixer; Emulsion; Homogenisation; Mixing; Rotor stator mixer; Scale up

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; CALORIMETRIC TECHNIQUES; CONTROLLED FLOW; FIT PARAMETERS; GRAPHICAL METHODS; HIGH SHEAR MIXERS; HIGH SPEED; HOMOGENISATION; IN-LINE; LIQUID RESISTANCE; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; MIXING CHAMBER; POWER DRAW; PUMPING EFFICIENCY; REPRODUCIBILITIES; ROTOR SPEED; ROTOR-STATOR MIXER; SCALE-UP; TEMPERATURE PROBES; TEMPERATURE RISE;

CALORIMETRY; EMULSIFICATION; MIXERS (MACHINERY); STATORS; TORQUE;

MIXING;

EID: 78650688648     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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