Thermodynamic, hydrodynamic, particle dynamic, and experimental analyses of silica nanoparticles synthesis in diffusion flame

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 143-156

  Hong, R Y ^a,b   Feng, B ^a   Ren, Z Q ^a   Xu, B ^c   Li, H Z ^b   Zheng, Y ^d   Ding, J ^e   Wei, D G ^f  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^c Suzhou GenePharma Co Ltd   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^e MSC SOFTWARE CORPORATION   (United States)

^f HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas phase combustion; Hydrodynamics; Nanopartide; Particle dynamics; Silica; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

AIR-FLOW RATES; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; DIFFUSION FLAMES; EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURES; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; FLAME SHAPES; GAS-PHASE COMBUSTION; GAS-PHASE COMPOSITIONS; IN DIFFUSIONS; NANOPARTIDE; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; PARTICLE DYNAMICS; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SILICON TETRACHLORIDES; SYNTHESIZED SILICAS;

COMBUSTION; FLAMMABILITY; FLOW RATE; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; NANOPARTICLES; SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOCHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 62949205825     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20137     Document Type: Article

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