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Mixing of solid/liquid suspensions in stirred vessels is very essential for a variety of chemical or physical processes, such as crystallization and precipitation, dissolution processes, ion-exchange and adsorption, as well as slurry polymerisation, bio-fermentation or heterogeneous catalytic reactions. In most cases, the fluid motion is highly turbulent (Re > 104). The wide range of applications is covered by suspensions with small solid particles in very low concentrations up to large particles in high concentrations.
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Geisler, R.K., Buurman, C., Mersmann, A.B. (1992). Determination of the Mean Specific Power Input in Stirred Vessels with Suspensions. In: King, R. (eds) Fluid Mechanics of Mixing. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7973-5_13
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