Table 2 Mesh independence test.

From: Investigation of mixing viscoplastic fluid with a modified anchor impeller inside a cylindrical stirred vessel using Casson–Papanastasiou model

Mesh type

Mesh element

\(Nu\)

CPU time

Normal

288,258

0.6907

3 h 32 min

Fine

1,024,653

0.70715

8 h 19 min

Finer

2,875,942

0.70721

15 h 52 min

Extra mesh

3,600,253

0.70724

21 h 11 min

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