Tomography images to analyze the deformation of the cavern in the continuous-flow mixing of non-Newtonian fluids

AIChE Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 315-331

  Patel, Dineshkumar ^a   Ein Mozaffari, Farhad ^a   Mehrvar, Mehrab ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cavern; Flow visualization; Mixing; Non Newtonian fluids; Tomography

Indexed keywords

CAVERN; CONTINUOUS-FLOW; DESIGN CRITERIA; FEED FLOW RATE; GUM CONCENTRATION; NON-INTRUSIVE TECHNIQUES; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

CAVES; DEFORMATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MIXING; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; PRODUCT DESIGN; RHEOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY; VISCOUS FLOW;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 84889670635     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14235     Document Type: Article

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