Stochastic simulation of agglomerate formation in fluidized bed spray drying: A micro-scale approach

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2631-2643

  Terrazas Velarde, Korina ^a   Peglow, Mirko ^a   Tsotsas, Evangelos ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Fluidization; Mathematical modeling; Monte Carlo method; Particle formation; Spraying

Indexed keywords

BINDER PROPERTIES; CONSTANT VOLUMES; FLUIDIZED BED; LIQUID SPRAYING; MAIN PROCESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MICRO-MECHANISMS; MICRO-SCALE; PARTICLE FORMATION; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATIONS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS;

AGGLOMERATION; BINDERS; COALESCENCE; DEWATERING; DROP FORMATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PILES; RANDOM PROCESSES; SPRAY DRYING; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 67349118864     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.02.041     Document Type: Article

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