Observations of flow patterns in a spray dryer

Drying Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 661-685

  Southwell, D B ^a   Langrish, T A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flow visualisation; Spray drying

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZERS; DRYING; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

FLOW STABILITY; SPRAY DRYER; VANED WHEEL ATOMIZER;

DRYERS (EQUIPMENT);

DRYING; FLOW PATTERN; FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 0034161744     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930008917731     Document Type: Article

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