Large eddy simulation of a high-pressure homogenizer valve

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 131, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-48

  Taghinia, Javad ^a   Rahman, Md Mizanur ^a   Siikonen, Timo ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

High Pressure Homogenizer valve; Large eddy simulation; Sub grid scale model; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW STRUCTURE; TURBULENT FLOW;

DYNAMIC SMAGORINSKY MODELS; FLOW BEHAVIORS; HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION METHODS; MAIN PARAMETERS; SUB-GRID-SCALE MODELS;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

EID: 84927641769     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2015.03.041     Document Type: Article

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