Residence time distributions of in-line high shear mixers with ultrafine teeth

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 87, Issue , 2013, Pages 111-121

  Xu, Shuangqing ^a   Shi, Jintao ^a   Cheng, Qin ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Zhang, Jinli ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical reactors; High shear mixer; Mixing; Residence time distribution; Simulation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; MOLTEN MATERIALS; STATORS; TURBULENCE;

EXPONENTIAL DECAYS; GAP WIDTHS; HIGH SHEAR MIXERS; LARGE SHEAR; MIXED-FLOW REACTORS; MIXEDNESS; PILOT SCALE; RE-ENTRAINMENT; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; ROTOR SPEED; RTD CURVES; SHORT CIRCUITING; SIMULATION; SPECIES TRANSPORT; STATOR TOOTH; TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY; ULTRAFINE;

ROTORS (WINDINGS);

EID: 84868248775     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.10.017     Document Type: Article

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