Numerical simulations of ultrafine powder coating systems

Powder Technology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 155-167

  Li, Z ^a   Zhu, J ^a   Zhang, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrostatics; Eulerian method; Gas solid two phase flow; Lagrangian method; Numerical simulation; Particle transfer efficiency; Powder coating; Turbulence model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROSTATICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VOLUME FRACTION;

AIR FLOW RATE; COATING QUALITY; PARTICLE EQUATION MOTIONS; PARTICLE-PARTICLE INTERACTION;

POWDER COATINGS;

COATING; ELECTROSTATICS; GAS-SOLID TWO-PHASE FLOW; POWDER;

AEROSOL; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; MATERIAL COATING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; SIMULATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 15244353247     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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