A finite element analysis of the steady state population balance equation for particulate systems : Aggregation and growth

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL.1, 1996, Pages

  Nicmanis, M ^a   Hounslow, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ALGORITHMS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENSITY CONTROL (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

STEADY STATE;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0029702272     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0098-1354(96)00054-3     Document Type: Article

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