An experimental investigation of the probability distribution of turbulent fragmenting stresses in a high-pressure homogenizer

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 177, Issue , 2018, Pages 139-150

  Håkansson, Andreas ^a  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emulsification; Fragmentation; High pressure homogenizer; Rotor stator mixer; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DROP BREAKUP; DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; MIXERS (MACHINERY); PROBABILITY; STATORS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CHEMICAL PROCESSING; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FRAGMENTATION; HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZER; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; ROTOR-STATOR MIXER; STANDARD EQUIPMENTS; STOCHASTIC PHENOMENA;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 85036452955     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2017.11.045     Document Type: Article

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