Modeling of the production of ultra fine Aluminium particles in rapid quenching turbulent flow

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 162-186

  Aristizabal, Felipe ^a   Munz, Richard J ^a   Berk, Dimitrios ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Aluminium; Jets; k epsilon; Method of moments; Modeling; Nano size; Nucleation; Reactor; Turbulence; Ultra fine

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; JETS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; QUENCHING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

K-EPSILON; NANOSIZE; REACTOR; ULTRA FINE;

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM;

AEROSOL; NUCLEATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; GAS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MELTING POINT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBULAR REACTOR; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 31344468381     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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