Scale-down failed – Dissimilarities between high-pressure homogenizers of different scales due to failed mechanistic matching

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 195, Issue , 2017, Pages 31-39

  Håkansson, Andreas ^a  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emulsification; Fluid dynamics; Fragmentation; High pressure homogenization; Scale up

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EMULSIFICATION PROCESS; FRAGMENTATION; HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZATION; HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZER; HIGH-PRESSURE HOMOGENIZERS; INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS; SCALE-UP; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

EMULSIFICATION;

EID: 84989311635     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2016.09.019     Document Type: Article

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