Numerical simulation of flow patterns of disks in the symmetric louvered-wall moving granular filter bed

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 279-296

  Chou, C S ^a   Tseng, C Y ^a   Smid, J ^b   Kuo, J T ^b   Hsiau, S S ^c  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Moving granular filter bed; Symmetrical louvered wall

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS;

MOVING GRANULAR FILTER BED; STACK DISK METHOD; SYMMETRICAL LOUVERED WALL;

DISKS (MACHINE COMPONENTS);

EID: 0034437063     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855200750172169     Document Type: Article

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