An improved permeability model for fractal aggregates settling in creeping flow

Water Research

Volumn 35, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 3801-3806

  Woodfield, D ^a   Bickert, G ^b  

^a Comalco Research and Technical Support ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Drag; Fractal; Permeability

Indexed keywords

FRACTALS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY;

MASS FRACTAL AGGREGATES;

WATER ANALYSIS;

CREEP; PERMEABILITY; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL AGGREGATE;

ARTICLE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034852002     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(01)00128-2     Document Type: Article

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