The drying of sludge in a cyclone dryer using computational fluid dynamics

Drying Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1365-1377

  Jamaleddine, Tarek J ^a   Ray, Madhumita B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cfd modeling; Cyclone dryer; Heat and mass transfer; Pneumatic dryer; Sludge drying; Two fluid model

Indexed keywords

CFD MODELING; CYCLONE DRYER; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; SLUDGE DRYING; TWO FLUID MODEL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); FLUIDIZED BEDS; FLUIDS; FORECASTING; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PNEUMATICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORMS;

DRYING;

EID: 79960806553     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2011.567946     Document Type: Article

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