Discrete particle simulation of agglomerate impact coalescence

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 53, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 3381-3391

  Lian, Guoping ^a   Thornton, Colin ^b   Adams, Michael J ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; COALESCENCE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FRICTION; GRANULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VISCOSITY;

AGGLOMERATE IMPACT COALESCENCE; DISCRETE PARTICLE SIMULATION; INTERPARTICLE INTERACTIONS; WET AGGLOMERATES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AGGLOMERATION; COALESCENCE; COLLISION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MIXING; PARTICLE MOTION;

EID: 0032476204     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00152-3     Document Type: Article

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