Coupled population balance-CFD simulation of droplet breakup in a high pressure homogenizer

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-150

  Becker, Per Julian ^a   Puel, François ^a   Dubbelboer, Arend ^b   Janssen, Jo ^b   Sheibat Othman, Nida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Emulsification; Multiscale modelling; Population balance modelling

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; OILS AND FATS; VISCOSITY;

CONSERVATIVE SCHEMES; DIFFERENT PRESSURES; HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZER; MULTI-SCALE MODELLING; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; ONE-WAY COUPLINGS; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATION; POPULATION BALANCE MODELLING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84902118818     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2014.05.014     Document Type: Article

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