Large-eddy-simulation-based multiscale modeling of TiO2 nanoparticle synthesis in a turbulent flame reactor using detailed nucleation chemistry

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 4370-4381

  Sung, Yonduck ^a   Raman, Venkat ^a   Fox, Rodney O ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion; Detailed ticl4 oxidation chemistry; Large eddy simulation (LES); Mathematical modeling; Particle formation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; DETAILED TICL4 OXIDATION CHEMISTRY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GASPHASE; KINETIC MODELS; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION (LES); MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; MULTISCALE COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; NANOPARTICLE FORMATION; NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS; NUCLEATION PROCESS; NUMBER DENSITY; PARTICLE FORMATION; QUADRATURE METHOD OF MOMENTS; TIO; TURBULENCE-CHEMISTRY INTERACTIONS; TURBULENT FLAME;

COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FLAME SYNTHESIS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; NUCLEATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TURBULENCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 80051672784     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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