Wet granulation in laboratory-scale high shear mixers: Effect of chopper presence, design and impeller speed [PDF]
, 2011 The effect of the main means of agitation in a high shear mixer has been investigated in this study. Granulation runs have been performed on a fine cohesive microcrystalline cellulose powder (Avicel 105, d50 = 20 μm) often used as a pharmaceutical ...
Chitu, Toma Mihai +2 more
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A numerical and experimental analysis of flow in a centrifugal pump [PDF]
, 2002 Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis has been used to solve the unsteady three-dimensional viscous flow in the entire impeller and volute casing of a centrifugal pump.
Blanco, E. +4 more
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Design of Multiple Impeller Stirred Tanks for the Mixing of Highly Viscous Fluids Using CFD [PDF]
, 2006 The effect of multiple Intermig impeller configuration on hydrodynamics and mixing performance in a stirred tank has been investigated using computational fluid dynamics.
Barrué +8 more
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Flow generated by radial flow impellers: PIV measurements and CFD simulations [PDF]
, 2004 Particle image velocimetry (PIV) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) have been used to investigate the single phase and gas-liquid flow generated by a Scaba SRGT turbine.
Aubin, Joelle +6 more
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Gas-liquid mass transfer : a comparison of down-and up-pumping axial flow impellers with radial impellers [PDF]
, 2004 The performance of a down- and up-pumping pitched blade turbine and A315 for gas-liquid dispersion and mass transfer was evaluated and then compared with that of Rushton and Scaba turbines in a small laboratory scale vessel.
Aubin +34 more
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Leakage flow simulation in a specific pump model [PDF]
, 2014 This paper deals with the influence of leakage flow existing in SHF pump model on the analysis of internal flow behaviour inside the vane diffuser of the pump model performance using both experiments and calculations. PIV measurements have been performed
BAYEUL-LAINE, Annie-Claude +5 more
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Forces on Centrifugal Pump Impellers [PDF]
, 1985 Forces are exerted on a centrifugal pump impeller, due to the asymmetry of the flow caused by the volute of diffuser, and to the motion of the center of the impeller whenever the shaft whirls. Recent work in the measurement of these forces as a function
Acosta, Allan +3 more
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Development of a regenerative pump impeller using rapid manufacturing techniques [PDF]
, 2010 This paper presents a method of rapid manufacture used in the development of a regenerative pump impeller. Rapid manufacturing technology was used to create complex impeller blade profiles for testing as part of a regenerative pump optimisation process ...
Quail, Francis J. +2 more
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Finite element calculations and experimental verification of the unsteady potential flow in a centrifugal volute pump [PDF]
, 1994 In this paper we present a finite-element-based methode for the calculation of the unsteady potential flow in rotor/stator configurations. A numerical algorithm was developed to calculate the two-dimensional flow through a centrifugal volute pump, taking
Badie +19 more
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Effect of Axial Agitator Configuration (Up-Pumping, Down-Pumping, Reverse Rotation) on Flow Patterns Generated in Stirred Vessels [PDF]
, 2001 Single phase turbulent flow in a tank stirred with two different axial impellers - a pitched blade turbine (PBT) and a Mixel TT (MTT)- has been studied using Laser Doppler Velocimetry. The effect of the agitator configuration, i.e.
C. Xuereb +22 more
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