Prediction of deposition patterns in a pilot-scale spray dryer using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations

Chemical Product and Process Modeling

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Kota, Kashinath ^a   Langrish, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFD; Droplets; Spray dryers; Wall deposits

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); FLOW RATE;

AIR FLOW RATE; MALTODEXTRIN; SPRAY DRYER; TRANSIENT FLOW;

DEPOSITION;

EID: 38849104461     PISSN: 19342659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1934-2659.1124     Document Type: Article

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