CFD MODELLING OF PARTIALLY BAFFLED

AGITATED VESSELS WITH FREE SURFACES

Jean-Philippe Torré, David Fletcher, Thierry Lasuye, Catherine Xuereb

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CFD MODELLING OF PARTIALLY BAFFLED AGITATED VESSELS

WITH FREE SURFACES

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Jean-Philippe Torré , David F. Fletcher , Thierry Lasuye , Catherine Xuereb

1
Laboratoire de Génie Chimique CNRS UMR 5503, 5 rue Paulin Talabot, 31106 Toulouse, France.
2
School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
3
LVM Quality and Innovation Department, Usine de Mazingarbe,
Chemin des Soldats, 62160 Bully Les Mines, France

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