Piero M. Armenante

TL;DR: In this article, the theoretical limit of Sherwood number 2 for spherical particles suspended in stirred tanks was confirmed, which is the first systematic experimental confirmation that the theory is valid for spherical particle suspensions.

TL;DR: 2,4,6-TCP was successfully and completely degraded in a two-stage anaerobic–aerobic biological process in which the initial step was conducted anaerobically, resulting in the reductive dechlorination of the target compound to 2,4-dichlorophenol, and then 4-chlorophenol (4-CP).

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of the impeller off-bottom clearance on the minimum agitation speed and power dissipation required to completely suspend solid particles in tanks provided with impellers having small clearances off the tank bottom was investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, the velocity profiles and the turbulent energy distribution of a 6-blade, 45-degree pitched-blade turbine in an unbaffled, flat-bottom, cylindrical tank provided with a lid, and completely filled with water were obtained for the flow generated by a turbine.

TL;DR: In this work, laser-Doppler velocimetry (LDV) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) were used to experimentally map and computationally predict the velocity distribution inside a standard USP Apparatus II under the typical operating conditions mandated by the dissolution test procedure.