Simulation of an orifice scrubber performance based on Eulerian/Lagrangian method

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 13-25

  Mohebbi, A ^a   Taheri, M ^b   Fathikaljahi, J ^b   Talaie, M R ^b  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Eulerian Lagrangian method; Orifice scrubber; Venturi scrubber

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW;

PARTICLE-SOURCE-IN-CELL (PSI-CELL);

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

EFFICIENCY; EULERIAN-LAGRANGIAN ALGORITHM; GAS-SOLID SEPARATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PARTICLE DISPERSION; SCRUBBER;

ACCURACY; AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISPERSION; EULERIAN METHOD; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; GAS FLOW; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAGRANGIAN METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

VENTURI;

EID: 0038354641     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(03)00066-9     Document Type: Article

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