Numerical investigation on new configurations for vapor-phase aerosol reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 3525-3535

  Manenti, G ^a   Masi, M ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Chemical reactors; Fluid mechanics; Particle processing; Population balance

Indexed keywords

APRIORI; CFD MODELS; CHEMICAL SPECIES; CONSERVATIVE EQUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; LOG-NORMAL; METAL-OXIDE POWDER; MULTI-SCALE APPROACHES; NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PARTICLE PROCESSING; POPULATION BALANCE; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATION; REACTOR CONFIGURATION; VAPOR PHASE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICALS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; MECHANICS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NOZZLES; VAPORS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 67649414209     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.04.039     Document Type: Article

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