Experimental validation of k-ε RANS-CFD on a high-pressure homogenizer valve

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 71, Issue , 2012, Pages 264-273

  Håkansson, Andreas ^a   Fuchs, Laszlo ^b   Innings, Fredrik ^c   Revstedt, Johan ^b   Trägårdh, Christian ^a   Bergenståhl, Björn ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Tetra Pak AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Computational Fluid Dynamics; Emulsion; Fluid mechanics; Homogenisation; Hydrodynamics; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; GAP REGIONS; HIGH-PRESSURE HOMOGENIZERS; HOMOGENISATION; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; TURBULENT REGIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EMULSIONS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENCE MODELS;

EMULSIFICATION;

EID: 84855813390     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.12.039     Document Type: Article

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