Experimental investigation on solid dispersion, power consumption and scale-up in moderate to dense solid-liquid suspensions

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-212

  Jafari, Rouzbeh ^a   Tanguy, Philippe A ^a   Chaouki, Jamal ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fiber optic; High solid loading; Liquid solid; Mechanically agitated vessel; Solid dispersion

Indexed keywords

AGITATED VESSEL; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FIBEROPTIC PROBES; HIGH SOLID LOADING; IMPELLER SPEED; LABORATORY SCALE; LIQUID-SOLID; LIQUID-SOLID MIXING; LIQUID-SOLID SYSTEM; MODELING APPROACH; PARTICLE CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTION; SCALE-UP; SLURRY SYSTEM; SOLID DISPERSION; SOLID LOADING; SOLID-LIQUID SUSPENSION;

FIBER OPTICS; IMPELLERS; LIQUIDS; LOADING;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84856616260     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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