CFD simulations of dense solid-liquid suspensions in baffled stirred tanks: Prediction of suspension curves

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 178, Issue , 2011, Pages 324-341

  Tamburini, A ^a   Cipollina, A ^a   Micale, G ^a   Brucato, A ^a   Ciofalo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drag force; Eulerian eulerian; Partial suspension; Solid liquid suspension; Stirred tank; Suspension curve. Two phase flow; Turbulence model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; FLUIDS; FORECASTING; IMPELLERS; LIQUIDS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TURBULENCE MODELS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

COEFFICIENT CORRELATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; DRAG FORCES; EULERIAN-EULERIAN; MINIMUM IMPELLER SPEED; MULTIPLE-REFERENCE FRAMES; SOLID-LIQUID SUSPENSION; STIRRED TANK;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84857530902     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.10.016     Document Type: Article

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