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Macro and Micromixing Phenomena in Chemical Reactors

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Chemical Reactor Design and Technology

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 110))

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Attempts to describe mixing in chemical reactors is one of the most striking examples which show that Chemical Reaction Engineering is not a mere combination of chemistry and applied physics, but an original scientific discipline which has developed its own concepts .

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    Jacques Villermaux

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    Hugo I. de Lasa

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Villermaux, J. (1986). Macro and Micromixing Phenomena in Chemical Reactors. In: de Lasa, H.I. (eds) Chemical Reactor Design and Technology. NATO ASI Series, vol 110. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4400-8_6

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