Numerical analysis of the characteristic times controlling supercritical antisolvent micronization

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 71, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-45

  Marra, Francesco ^a   De Marco, Iolanda ^a   Reverchon, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross over time; Dynamic surface tension vanishing time; Jet break up time; Mathematical modeling; Supercritical antisolvent precipitation; Supercritical carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

CROSS-OVER; DYNAMIC SURFACE TENSION VANISHING TIME; JET BREAK-UP TIME; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; SUPERCRITICAL ANTISOLVENT PRECIPITATION; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES;

ACETONE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF LIQUIDS; LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; RATING; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; YTTRIUM;

SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 84855766729     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.12.019     Document Type: Article

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