A novel theoretical model of breakage rate and daughter size distribution for droplet in turbulent flows

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 186-199

  Han, Luchang ^a   Gong, Shenggao ^a   Li, Yongqiang ^a   Ai, Qiuhong ^a   Luo, He'an ^a   Liu, Zhifen ^a   Liu, Yuejin ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breakage rate; Daughter size distribution; Droplet; Mathematical modeling; Multiphase flow; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

DROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE;

BREAKAGE PROCESS; BREAKAGE RATES; DAUGHTER DROPLETS; DROPLET SIZES; EFFECTIVE CONSTRAINTS; MULTIPLE BREAKAGE; SURFACE ENERGY DENSITY; THEORETICAL MODELING;

COAL BREAKAGE;

EID: 84883007133     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.06.046     Document Type: Article

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