Dispersion of oil droplets in rotor-stator mixers: Experimental investigations and modeling

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 45-53

  Jasińska, Magdalena ^a   Bałdyga, Jerzy ^a   Hall, Steven ^b   Pacek, Andrzej W ^c  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breakage; Emulsification; In line high shear mixer; Multifractal distribution; Rotor stator mixer; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HIGH SHEAR MIXERS; MULTIFRACTAL DISTRIBUTION; OIL DROPLETS; ROTOR-STATOR MIXER;

COAL BREAKAGE;

EID: 84910074902     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2014.02.008     Document Type: Article

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