Pharmaceutical process/equipment design methodology case study: Cyclone design to optimize spray-dried-particle collection efficiency

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1041-1048

  Graham, Lisa J ^a   Taillon, Rebecca ^a   Mullin, Jim ^a   Wigle, Trevor ^b  

^a Bend Research Incorporated   (United States)

^b Bend Research Pharmaceutical Process Development Inc (BRPPD)   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Cyclone; Particle collection; Spray drying

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; COMPUTATIONAL TIME; CYCLONE DESIGN; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; DESIGN PROCESS; PARTICLE COLLECTION; PARTICLE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS; SMALL PARTICLES; TRIAL-AND-ERROR METHOD; VALIDATION DATA;

DESIGN; DRUG PRODUCTS; DRYING; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; RESEARCH; STORMS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77954865086     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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