A comparative study for nanoparticle production with passive mixers via solvent-displacement: Use of CFD models for optimization and design

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 356-368

  Lince, Federica ^a   Marchisio, Daniele L ^a   Barresi, Antonello A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Confined impinging jets reactor; Mixing; Nanoparticles; Precipitation; Solvent displacement; Tee mixer

Indexed keywords

CAPROLACTONE; CFD MODELS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONFINED IMPINGING JETS; DRUG DELIVERY APPLICATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MICRO DEVICES; MIXING TIME; NANO-PARTICLE PRODUCTION; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMIZATION AND DESIGN; PARTICLE FORMATIONS; PASSIVE MIXERS; POLYMER NANOPARTICLES; POWER LAW; PRECIPITATION; SCALE-UP; TEE-MIXER; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS DYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; NANOPARTICLES; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

EID: 79955107468     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2011.02.015     Document Type: Article

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