A study of the effect of drag-reducing surfactants on flow patterns in stirred vessels

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-106

  Mavros, Paul ^a   Ricard, Alain ^b   Xuereb, Catherine ^b   Bertrand, Joël ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

CSTR; Drag reduction; Laser Doppler velocimetry; Mixing

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC GROUP; COUNTERIONS; CSTR; HEXADECYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY; LONG ALKYL CHAINS; SODIUM SALICYLATE; STIRRED VESSELS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CLASSIFIERS; DISSOLUTION; DRAG REDUCTION; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DOPPLER EFFECT;

EID: 78651501796     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2010.04.016     Document Type: Article

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