CFD simulation of stirred tanks: Comparison of turbulence models (Part II: Axial flow impellers, multiple impellers and multiphase dispersions)

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 754-816

  Joshi, Jyeshtharaj B ^a,b   Nere, Nandkishor K ^a,c   Rane, Chinmay V ^a   Murthy, B N ^a   Mathpati, Channamallikarjun S ^a   Patwardhan, Ashwin W ^a   Ranade, Vivek V ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b HOMI BHABHA NATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Axial flow impellers; CFD; Impeller models; Stirred vessel; Turbulence models

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW IMPELLERS; CFD MODELLING; CFD SIMULATIONS; DISSIPATION RATES; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; IMPELLER MODELS; INTERACTION MODEL; MEAN VELOCITIES; MODEL PREDICTION; MULTI PHASE SYSTEMS; MULTIPHASE DISPERSION; MULTIPLE IMPELLER SYSTEMS; MULTIPLE IMPELLERS; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; RADIAL FLOW IMPELLERS; REYNOLDS STRESS MODELS; STIRRED TANK; STIRRED TANK REACTORS; STIRRED VESSELS; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

AXIAL FLOW; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; FLOW SIMULATION; IMPELLERS; KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TURBULENCE MODELS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 79960294432     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: 1939019X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20465     Document Type: Review

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