Computational simulation of aerosol behaviour

VTT Publications

Volumn , Issue 461, 2002, Pages 3-70

  Pyykönen, Jouni ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aerosol formation; Aerosols; Boundary layers; Combustion processes; Computational fluid dynamics; Deposition; Fly ash; Laminar flow reactors; Modelling; Population balances; Recovery boilers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036305909     PISSN: 12350621     EISSN: 14550849     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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