High-speed observation of the effects of ultrasound on liquid mixing and agglomerated crystal breakage processes

Powder Technology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 146-153

  Guo, Z ^a   Jones, A G ^a   Li, N ^a   Germana, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breakage; Cavitation; Collision; Crystallization; Sugar crystal; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CAVITATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ETHANOL; IMPELLERS; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

AGGLOMERATED CRYSTALS; CAVITATION DISTRIBUTION; SUGAR CRYSTALS;

MIXING;

ALCOHOL;

AGGLOMERATION; CAVITATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ETHANOL; IMPELLERS; MIXING; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTAL; LIQUID; MOTION; PARTICLE SIZE; TURBULENT FLOW; ULTRASOUND; VELOCITY; VIBRATION;

EID: 33846781451     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2006.10.026     Document Type: Article

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