Lagrangian tools for the analysis of mixing in single-phase and multiphase flow systems

AIChE Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-45

  Guida, Antonio ^a   Nienow, Alvin W ^a   Barigou, Mostafa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lagrangian tracking; Mixing; PEPT; Solid distribution; Solid liquid flow; Stirred vessel

Indexed keywords

AGITATED VESSEL; COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; DATA TREATMENT; EULERIAN; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FLOW DATA; FLUID ELEMENT; LAGRANGIAN; LAGRANGIAN TRACKING; MASS CONTINUITY; MULTI-PHASE FLOW SYSTEMS; NEWTONIANS; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; PEPT; POSITRON EMISSION PARTICLE TRACKING; SOLID LIQUID FLOW; SOLID-LIQUID SUSPENSION; SOLID-LIQUID SYSTEM; STIRRED VESSELS;

DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; FLUIDS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MIXING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 83255185852     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12557     Document Type: Article

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