Suspension crowding for a general fibre-length distribution: Application to flocculation of mixtures of short and long papermaking fibres

Journal of Pulp and Paper Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 77-85

  Huber, P ^a   Roux, J C ^b   Mauret, E ^b   Belgacem, N ^b   Pierre, C ^a  

^a CENTRE TECHNIQUE DU PAPIER   (France)

^b INP Grenoble EFPG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOCCULATION; HARDWOODS; MIXTURES; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOFTWOODS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

FIBRE LENGTH DISTRIBUTION; FIBRE SUSPENSION; PAPERMAKING FIBRES;

PAPERMAKING;

CONCENTRATING; DISPERSIONS; FLOCCULATION; HARDWOODS; MIXTURES; PAPER MAKING; SOFTWOODS;

EID: 0038298839     PISSN: 08266220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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