Comparative efficiency of shear, elongation and turbulent droplet breakup mechanisms: Review and application

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2587-2600

  Lemenand, T ^a   Dupont, P ^b   Valle, D Della ^a,c   Peerhossaini, H ^d  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b INSA DE RENNES   (France)

^c LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Breakup mechanisms; Complex flows; Elongation; Shear layer; Turbulence; Vortex generator

Indexed keywords

BREAKUP MECHANISMS; COMPARATIVE EFFICIENCIES; COMPLEX FLOW; DROPLET BREAK-UP MECHANISMS; LIQUID/LIQUID DISPERSION; MODERATE REYNOLDS NUMBERS; SHEAR LAYER; VORTEX GENERATORS;

DISPERSIONS; DROP BREAKUP; EFFICIENCY; ELONGATION; EMULSIFICATION; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT; TURBULENCE; VORTICITY;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 84889099479     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2013.03.017     Document Type: Article

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