Design and assessment of a novel static mixer

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 550-554

  Al Atabi, Mushtak ^a  

^a TAYLOR S UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coefficient of variance; Fluid mechanics; Homogenisation; Laminar flow; Segmental baffles; Static mixer

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR TUBES; CLEARANCE RATIO; COEFFICIENT OF VARIANCE; COST EFFECTIVE; HOMOGENISATION; LOW MAINTENANCE; MIXING ELEMENTS; SEGMENTAL BAFFLES; STATIC MIXER; STATIC MIXERS; TWO-STREAM;

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; FLUID MECHANICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXERS (MACHINERY); REYNOLDS NUMBER;

MIXING;

EID: 79956037620     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: 1939019X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20412     Document Type: Article

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