Size-dependent coalescence kernel in fertilizer granulation-A comparative study

Particuology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 445-450

  Roy, Papiya ^a   Vashishtha, Manish ^a   Khanna, Rajesh ^a   Subbarao, Duvvuri ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coalescence kernel; Granulation; Population balance

Indexed keywords

BROAD SIZE DISTRIBUTION; COALESCENCE KERNEL; COALESCENCE RATE; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONSTANT KERNEL; FLUIDIZED BED SPRAY GRANULATION; GRANULE SIZE; GRANULE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; INERTIAL REGIMES; KEY PARAMETERS; KEY PROCESS; OVERALL RATE; PELLETISATION; POPULATION BALANCE MODELING; POPULATION BALANCES; TWO STAGE; WIDE SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOLS; AGGLOMERATION; FERTILIZERS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PELLETIZING; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

COALESCENCE;

EID: 70849092352     PISSN: 16742001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.partic.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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