CFD simulations of dense solid-liquid suspensions in baffled stirred tanks: Prediction of the minimum impeller speed for complete suspension

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 193-194, Issue , 2012, Pages 234-255

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complete suspension speed; Computational fluid dynamics; Multi fluid model; Solid liquid two phase flow; Stirred tank; Sufficient suspension speed; Unsuspended solids criterion

Indexed keywords

CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; GENERIC CONTROL; IMPELLER SPEED; MINIMUM IMPELLER SPEED; MULTI-FLUIDS; PREDICTION METHODS; SLIDING GRID; SOLID-LIQUID; SOLID-LIQUID MIXING; SOLID-LIQUID SUSPENSION; SOLID-LIQUID SYSTEM; SOLID-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; STIRRED TANK; TEST CASE; TRANSIENT RANS; UNSUSPENDED SOLIDS CRITERION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; IMPELLERS; SPEED; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); TWO PHASE FLOW;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84862532697     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.04.044     Document Type: Article

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