Analysis of the flow field in a high-pressure homogenizer

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 345-354

  Innings, Fredrik ^a   Trägårdh, Christian ^b  

^a Tetra Pak AB   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emulsion; Fluid Mechanics; Food Processing; Homogenization; Hydromechanics; Scale down; Scale up; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID MECHANICS; FOOD PROCESSING; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; TURBULENCE;

HYDROMECHANICS; SCALE-DOWN; SCALE-UP;

EMULSIONS;

EMULSIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID MECHANICS; FOOD PROCESSING; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; TURBULENCE;

EID: 35948931785     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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