Series Preface |
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Preface |
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1.1 Why Do We Need CFD Simulation of Spray Drying? |
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2 | (1) |
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1.2 Components of CFD Simulation of Spray Drying |
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3 | (4) |
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7 | (14) |
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2.1 How Are Those Velocity and Temperature Plots Generated? |
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8 | (8) |
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2.2 How Is Turbulence Captured? |
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16 | (3) |
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2.3 Common Basic Numerical Strategies |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (16) |
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3.1 Turbulence Model Selection |
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21 | (2) |
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3.2 Transient Flow versus Steady Flow |
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23 | (14) |
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3.2.1 In What Situations Do We Expect Transient Flows? |
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23 | (6) |
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3.2.2 Important Numerical Strategies for Transient Flows |
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29 | (8) |
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4 Atomization and Particle Tracking |
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4.1 Capturing Rotating Atomization |
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38 | (4) |
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4.2 Capturing Pressure-Based Atomization |
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42 | (2) |
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4.3 Simulating Particles Transport by Convection and Dispersion |
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44 | (4) |
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4.4 Important Numerical Strategies in Two-Way Coupling |
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48 | (7) |
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5 Droplet Drying and Quality Modeling |
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5.1 How Is Drying Captured in the Particle-in-Cell Approach? |
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55 | (4) |
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5.2 Comparison on the Existing Models |
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5.2.1 Characteristic Drying Curve |
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5.2.2 Reaction Engineering Approach |
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5.2.3 Comparison between the CDC and the REA Approach |
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5.3 How Is the Drying Kinetics Measured for Specific Products? |
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77 | (4) |
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5.4 Effect of Accurately Capturing the Particles Shrinkage and Its Implications |
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81 | (3) |
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5.5 Capturing the Mass Depression Phenomenon |
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5.6 Incorporation of Quality Modeling of the Particles |
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85 | (2) |
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6 Agglomeration and Wall Deposition Modeling |
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6.1 Predicting the Collision Efficiency for Agglomeration Application |
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6.2 Modeling Stickiness and Coalescence |
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6.2.2 Important Experiments to Measure the Stickiness of Particles |
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6.3 Predicting the Structure of the Agglomerate |
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93 | (1) |
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6.4 Capturing the Near Wall Phenomenon for Wall Deposition |
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6.4.1 Momentum Impact versus Diffusion Impact |
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6.4.2 Modeling Particle Removal Due to Shearing |
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95 | (2) |
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7 Simulation Validation Techniques |
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98 | (4) |
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7.2 Temperature and Humidity Measurements |
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102 | (1) |
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7.3 Yield, Product, and Deposition Flux Measurements |
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103 | (4) |
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7.4 Controlled Experimental Technique for Model Development |
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8 Common Challenges for Industrial Applications |
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8.1 Managing Expectations |
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8.1.1 Estimation of Droplet Size for Atomization of Concentrated Feed |
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112 | (3) |
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8.1.2 Complex and Lack of Information on Air Inlet Configurations |
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115 | (1) |
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8.1.3 Is the Spray Dryer Well Insulated? |
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8.1.4 How Do CFD Simulations Tie in With Plant-Wide Prediction Packages? |
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117 | (2) |
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8.1.5 I Want to Understand Why My New Spray-Dried Formulation Is Off-Specification! |
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119 | (1) |
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8.1.6 How Does the CFD Model Reflect My Actual Feed Material? |
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120 | (1) |
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8.1.7 Strategy for Outlet-Controlled Spray Dryers? |
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121 | (1) |
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8.1.8 How Accurate Is the Final Particle Moisture Content Prediction? |
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122 | (3) |
References |
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Index |
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