Direct numerical simulation of the turbulent flow in a baffled tank driven by a Rushton turbine

AIChE Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3878-3890

  Gillissen, J J J ^a   Van den Akker, H E A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Fluid mechanics; Mathematical modeling; Mixing; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

LASER-DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY DATUM; MEAN STRAIN; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; RANS SIMULATION; REYNOLD SAVE RAGING; REYNOLDS STRESS; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; RUSHTON TURBINES; TURBULENT VISCOSITY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLUID MECHANICS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBINES; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

EID: 84868694792     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.13762     Document Type: Article

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