Eulerian-Lagrangian Simulation and Experimental Validation of Pneumatic Conveying Dryer

Drying Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1374-1387

  El Behery, Samy M ^a   El Askary, W A ^a   Hamed, Mofreh H ^b,c   Ibrahim, K A ^a  

^a Menoufia University   (Egypt)

^b Kafr El Sheikh University   (Egypt)

^c ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF MADINAH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Eulerian Lagrangian; Gas solid; Heat and mass transfer; Pneumatic dryer

Indexed keywords

EULERIAN-LAGRANGIAN; EULERIAN-LAGRANGIAN APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; GAS-SOLID; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PNEUMATIC DRYERS; VERTICAL PNEUMATIC CONVEYING;

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; PARTICLE SIZE; PNEUMATIC CONVEYORS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

DRYERS (EQUIPMENT);

EID: 84883362377     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2013.796483     Document Type: Article

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