Comparison of superheated steam and air operated spray dryers using computational fluid dynamics

Drying Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1305-1338

  Frydman, A ^a   Vasseur, J ^a   Moureh, J ^b   Sionneau, M ^a   Tharrault, P ^b  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DRYING; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SPRAYING; STEAM; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

DISCRETE DROPLET MODEL; HEAT CONSERVATION EQUATION; MASS CONSERVATION EQUATION; MOMENTUM CONSERVATION EQUATION; SOFTWARE PACKAGE FLUENT; SPRAY DRYING; SUPERHEATED STEAM DRYING;

DRYERS (EQUIPMENT);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; SPRAY DRYING; STEAM;

EID: 0032144439     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373939808917464     Document Type: Article

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