A stochastic model for the simulation of the natural flow in random packed columns

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-189

  Song, M ^a   Yin, F H ^a   Chuang, K T ^a   Nandakumar, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

NATURAL FLOW;

PACKED BEDS;

FLUID FLOW; MODELING; PACKED COLUMN;

EID: 0032051453     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450760204     Document Type: Article

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