Optimization of the classification process in the zigzag air classifier for obtaining a high protein sunflower meal – Chemometric and CFD approach

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 1069-1078

  Banjac, Vojislav ^a,b   Pezo, Lato ^c   Pezo, Milada ^d   Vukmirović, Đuro ^a   Čolović, Dušica ^a   Fišteš, Aleksandar ^b   Čolović, Radmilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Air classification; CFD; Hammer mill; Optimization; Sunflower meal

Indexed keywords

AIR; GRINDING MILLS; HAMMERS; OPTIMIZATION; OSCILLATING FLOW; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROTEINS; SIEVES;

AIR CLASSIFICATIONS; CLASSIFICATION PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HAMMERMILLS; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SECOND-ORDER POLYNOMIAL; SUNFLOWER MEAL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 85011577999     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2017.01.013     Document Type: Article

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