CFD analysis of flow pattern and power consumption for viscous fluids in in-line high shear mixers

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 117, Issue , 2017, Pages 190-204

  Zhang, Chen ^a   Gu, Junjie ^b   Qin, Hongyun ^a   Xu, Qin ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Jia, Xiaoqiang ^a   Zhang, Jinli ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CFD; Hydrodynamics; In line high shear mixer; Power consumption; Power law fluid

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; SHEAR FLOW; STRAIN RATE; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

DESIGN PARAMETERS; HIGH SHEAR MIXERS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; POWER LAW FLUID; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; TURBULENT AND LAMINAR FLOWS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84995562581     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2016.10.013     Document Type: Article

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