Computational fluid dynamic modeling of a flame reaction process for silica nanopowder synthesis from tetraethylorthosilicate

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3838-3845

  Ji, Yanhui ^a   Sohn, Hong Yong ^a   Jang, Hee Dong ^b   Wan, Bin ^a   Ring, Terry A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^c University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAME REACTIONS; FLAME REACTORS; FUEL COMBUSTION; NANOPOWDER SYNTHESIS; POPULATION BALANCE MODELS;

DIFFUSION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POWDERS; REACTION RATES; SILICA; SILICATES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 36849085922     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2007.02080.x     Document Type: Article

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