Direct simulations of mixing of liquids with density and viscosity differences

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 6948-6957

  Derksen, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DIFFERENCE; DIRECT SIMULATION; MIXING TIME; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SCALAR TRANSPORT; STIRRED TANK; SUB-GRID SCALE MODELS; TURBULENCE CLOSURES; TURBULENT REGIME; VISCOSITY RATIOS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 84861147705     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie3000419     Document Type: Article

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