Large eddy simulation of unsteady turbulent flow in a semi-industrial size spray dryer

Dairy Science and Technology

Volumn 93, Issue 4-5, 2013, Pages 373-386

  Jongsma, F J ^a   Innings, F ^b   Olsson, M ^b   Carlsson, F ^b  

^a Tetra Pak CPS   (Netherlands)

^b Tetra Pak AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CFD; LES; Spray dryer; Transient flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY; LES; REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER STOKES (RANS)EQUATIONS; SPRAY DRYERS; TIME-AVERAGED VELOCITY; TRANSIENT FLOW; UNSTEADY TURBULENT FLOWS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); INDUSTRY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 84879762153     PISSN: 19585586     EISSN: 19585594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13594-012-0097-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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