Air flow patterns in an industrial milk powder spray dryer

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 899-910

  Gabites, J R ^a   Abrahamson, J ^a   Winchester, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b FONTERRA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Airflow patterns; Computational fluid dynamics; Milk powder; Spray dryer

Indexed keywords

AIR JET; AIRFLOW PATTERNS; BAGHOUSES; CENTRAL AXIS; CFD CODES; CFX10.0; CHAMBER WALLS; FLOW RESISTANCE; FLUID-BEDS; INDUSTRIAL SPRAY DRYERS; INTERNAL FLUID; LIQUID DROPLETS; LOCAL INFLUENCE; MILK POWDER; OUTLET BOUNDARY CONDITION; OUTLET DUCT; PARTICLE CAPTURE; PLANT DRYERS; RECIRCULATION ZONES; SHEAR-STRESS TRANSPORT; SPRAY DRYERS; TRANSIENT SIMULATION;

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; INDUSTRY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TURBULENCE MODELS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77953535140     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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