title: Dynamics of fluid/particulate mixtures in tube flow.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques have been utilized to experimentally measure the velocity profile of fluid/particulate mixtures as a function of flow rate, particle loading, and particle size. The experimental velocity profiles in tube flow were described by a power law model; the power law parameter decreased as flow rate, particle loading, and particle size increase. This work is relevant to aseptic processing of particulate foods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis 95616, USA.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kauten
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Walton
mesh_terms: D005511:Food Handling; D005524:Food Technology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012212:Rheology