Determination of maximum turbulent energy dissipation rate generated by a rushton impeller through large eddy simulation

AIChE Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3642-3658

  Soos, Miroslav ^a   Kaufmann, René ^a   Winteler, Raphael ^a   Kroupa, Martin ^a,c   Lüthi, Beat ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Photrack AG   (Switzerland)

^c Chemical Technology   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aggregate breakup; Energy dissipation rate; Large eddy simulation; Rushton turbine; Stirred tank; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

CYLINDRICAL BAFFLES; ENERGY DISSIPATION RATE; HYDRODYNAMIC STRESS; MAXIMUM STABLE AGGREGATE SIZE; RUSHTON TURBINES; STIRRED TANK; TURBULENT ENERGY DISSIPATION RATE; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

IMPELLERS; KINETICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TURBULENT FLOW;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84884419447     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14206     Document Type: Article

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