Process intensification in spray dryers by turbulence enhancement

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 189-205

  Southwell, D B ^b   Langrish, T A G ^a   Fletcher, D F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

CFX4; Computational fluid dynamics; Evaporation rates; Validation

Indexed keywords

AIR; ATOMIZERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYING; EVAPORATION; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER;

EVAPORATION RATES; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; SPRAY DRYERS; TURBULENCE ENHANCEMENT; VALIDATION;

DRYERS (EQUIPMENT);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRYER; SPRAY DRYING; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0032874795     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387699526098     Document Type: Article

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