On the use of a dual-scale model to improve understanding of a pharmaceutical freeze-drying process

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 4337-4350

  Rasetto, Valeria ^a   Marchisio, Daniele L ^a   Fissore, Davide ^a   Barresi, Antonello A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compressible flow; Computational fluid dynamics; Freeze dryer design; Freeze drying; Mathematical modeling; Rarefied flow

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DYNAMICS; EQUIPMENT; FREEZE DRYING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MODEL; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VAPOR;

EID: 77952612804     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.22127     Document Type: Article

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