Large eddy simulation of mechanical mixing in anaerobic digesters

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 804-812

  Wu, Binxin ^a  

^a Philadelphia Mixing Solutions Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digester; Computational fluid dynamics; Large eddy simulation; Mechanical mixing; Non Newtonian fluid

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; AXIAL VELOCITY; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID; DIGESTION PROCESS; EDDY VISCOSITY MODEL; ENERGY TRANSPORT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINE STRUCTURES; FLOW NUMBER; IMPELLER ROTATION; MECHANICAL AGITATION; MECHANICAL MIXING; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; PROFILE SHAPES; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; SLIDING MESH METHODS; SUBGRID SCALE MODELS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUIDS; IMPELLERS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; PULP DIGESTERS; RHEOLOGY; TURBULENCE MODELS; VISCOUS FLOW;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; IMPELLER; KINETIC ENERGY TRANSPORT MODEL; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SMAGORINSKY LILLY MODEL; TURBULENT FLOW; VALIDATION STUDY; WALL ADAPTING LOCAL EDDY VISCOSITY MODEL;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84855917261     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24345     Document Type: Article

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