Neural network based non-iterative calculation of the friction factor for power law fluids

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-335

  Sablani, Shyam S ^a   Shayya, Walid H ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

POWER LAW FLUIDS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 0037401950     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(02)00347-3     Document Type: Article

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