Mathematical modeling of the fluid dynamics in the flow-through cell

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 376, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 22-40

  Kakhi, Maziar ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse pressure gradient; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Dissolution; Flow separation; Flow through cell (USP 4); Open packed column modes; Velocity boundary layer

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; SHEAR STRESS; TABLET FORMULATION; TABLET THICKNESS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICS; RHEOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; TABLETS;

EID: 67349266232     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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