CFD predictions of sufficient suspension conditions in solid-liquid agitated tanks

International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 427-443

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complete suspension; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Solid liquid suspension; Stirred tank; Sufficient suspension; Unsuspended solid criterion (USC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870215247     PISSN: 15651339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijnsns-2012-0027     Document Type: Article

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