@article { ISI:000258368000004,
	title = {CFD simulation of liquid-phase mixing in solid-liquid stirred reactor},
	journal = {Chemical Engineering Science},
	volume = {63},
	number = {15},
	year = {2008},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {3877-3885},
	publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD},
	type = {Article},
	address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>A comprehensive CFD model was developed to gain an insight into solid suspension and its implications on the liquid-phase mixing process in a solid-liquid stirred reactor. The turbulent solid-liquid flow in a stirred reactor was simulated using a two-fluid model with the standard k-epsilon. turbulence model with mixture properties. The multiple reference frames (MRFs) approach was used to simulate impeller rotation in a fully baffled reactor. The computational model with necessary sub-models was mapped on to a commercial solver FLUENT 6.2 (of Fluent Inc., USA). The predicted solid concentration distribution was compared with the experimental data of Yamazaki et al. [ 1986. Concentration profiles of solids suspended in a stirred tank. Powder Technology 48, 205-216]. The computational model was then further extended to simulate and understand the implications of the suspension quality on liquid-phase mixing process. The computational model and the predicted results discussed here will be useful for understanding the liquid-phase mixing process in stirred slurry reactors in various stages of solid suspension. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {CFD, mixing, solid suspension, stirred reactor},
	issn = {0009-2509},
	doi = {10.1016/j.ces.2008.04.018},
	author = {Kasat, Gopal R. and Khopkar, A. R. and Ranade, V. V. and Pandita, A. B.}
}
