Heat conduction in granular materials

AIChE Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1052-1059

  Vargas, Watson L ^a   McCarthy, J J ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

SOLID PHASE;

HEAT CONDUCTION;

CONDUCTION; GRANULAR MEDIUM; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROSTRUCTURE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0001105848     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690470511     Document Type: Article

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