A method for computing the degree of mixing in steady continuous flow systems

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3045-3048

  Liu, Minye ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age distribution; CFD; Continuous flow system; Degree of mixing; Mean age; Mixing

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CFD; CONTINUOUS FLOW SYSTEM; DEGREE OF MIXING; MEAN AGES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

MIXING;

EID: 79955639158     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.03.049     Document Type: Article

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