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Stirring and Stirred‐Tank Reactors
Author(s) -
Nienow Alvin W.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.201400087
Subject(s) - mixing (physics) , process engineering , chemical industry , process (computing) , reactor design , waste management , engineering , environmental science , biochemical engineering , nuclear engineering , computer science , environmental engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , operating system
Stirred‐tank reactors are used throughout the process industry. They are not only applied in the chemical industry, but also in newer industrial sectors, such as biologics, pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology, and regenerative medicine. Certain features have not changed for many years, but the understanding of the physical processes occurring within has greatly increased. Since knowledge of the interaction between the physics of mixing, single‐ or multiphase, and the underlying science is critical, the physical processes of mixing/stirring are considered as they developed over the last ∼75 years.