Theoretical and experimental analyses of drop deformation and break-up in a scale model of a high-pressure homogenizer

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-28

  Innings, Fredrik ^a,b   Fuchs, Laszlo ^b   Trägårdh, Christian ^b  

^a Tetra Pak AB   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drop; Emulsion; Homogenizer; Turbulence; Visualization

Indexed keywords

BREAK-UP; DEFORMATION PROCESS; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; DROP DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH VELOCITY; HIGH-PRESSURE HOMOGENIZERS; HOMOGENIZERS; LOW VISCOSITY FLUIDS; SCALE MODELS; SCALING-UP; SUBMICRON EMULSION;

DEFORMATION; DROP BREAKUP; EMULSIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

VISUALIZATION;

EID: 78649332688     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2010.09.016     Document Type: Article

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