Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Sedimentation Forming Compressible Compacts

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 2149-2171

  Holdich, R G ^a   Butt, G ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPACTION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BATCH SEDIMENTATION;

TALC;

EID: 0031210513     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496399708000761     Document Type: Article

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