Numerical simulation of self-diffusion and mixing in a vibrated granular bed with the cohesive effect of liquid bridges

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 339-351

  Hsiau, Shu San ^a   Yang, Shie Chen ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHIENKUO TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cohesive; Diffusion; Granular material; Liquid bridge; Mixing; Simulation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POWDERS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VISCOSITY;

SELF-DIFFUSION;

DIFFUSION;

DIFFUSION; GRANULAR BED; LIQUID BRIDGE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MIXING; MODELING;

EID: 0037251460     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(02)00519-5     Document Type: Article

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