Experimental and theoretical description of the break-up of curved liquid jets in the prilling process

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 83, Issue 11 A, 2005, Pages 1267-1275

  Partridge, L ^a   Wong, D C Y ^a   Simmons, M J H ^a   Parau E I ^b   Decent, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Break up modes; Curved liquid jet; Drop size distribution; Exit velocity; Pilot scale experiments; Prilling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; JETS; LIQUIDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; ORIFICES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

BREAK-UP MODES; CURVED LIQUID JET; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; EXIT VELOCITY; PRILLING;

DROP BREAKUP;

DYNAMICS; FLUID FLOW; JET; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VELOCITY;

EID: 29144529043     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd.05090     Document Type: Article

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