Droplet-droplet interactions in spray drying by using 2D computational fluid dynamic

Drying Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-282

  Mezhericher, M ^a   Levy, A ^a   Borde, I ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Droplet droplet interactions; Flow pattern; Spray drying; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CURING; DEWATERING; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; DRYING; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLUID DYNAMICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PESTICIDES; SPRAY DRYING; SPRAYING; TWO PHASE FLOW;

AXISYMMETRIC MODELLING; BINARY INTERACTIONS; CENTRAL CORE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC; DROPLET-DROPLET INTERACTIONS; DRYING CHAMBERS; EULERIAN-LAGRANGIAN APPROACH; FLOW PATTERN; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; LITERATURE DATA; SPRAY DROPLETS; SPRAY DRYERS; SPRAY-DRYING PROCESS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSIENT SIMULATIONS; VELOCITY FLOW;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 50049090311     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930801897523     Document Type: Article

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