Numerical simulation of power consumption and mixing characteristic in stirred vessel with novel coaxial mixer

Huagong Xuebao/CIESC Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1135-1144

  Liu, Baoqing ^a   Zhang, Yikun ^a   Liu, Jingliang ^a   Qin, Fulei ^a   Lin, Xinghua ^a   Jin, Zhijiang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coaxial mixer; Combined impeller; Mixing characteristic; Numerical simulation; Power consumption

Indexed keywords

COUNTER ROTATING; MIXING CHARACTERISTICS; MIXING EFFICIENCY; MIXING ENERGIES; STIRRED VESSELS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TOTAL POWER CONSUMPTION; VISCOUS NEWTONIAN FLUIDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; IMPELLERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBINE COMPONENTS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

MIXING;

EID: 84876502475     PISSN: 04381157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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