Modeling residence time distribution in a twin-screw extruder as a series of ideal steady-state flow reactors

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 441-448

  Kumar, Ajay ^a   Ganjyal, Girish M ^a   Jones, David D ^a   Hanna, Milford A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Constantly stirred tank reactors; Extrusion; Modeling; Residence time distribution

Indexed keywords

EXTRUDERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; NOZZLES; STEADY FLOW; VOLUME FRACTION;

CONSTANTLY STIRRED TANK REACTORS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; STEADY-STATE FLOW REACTORS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

EXTRUSION;

EID: 34548120228     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2007.06.017     Document Type: Article

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