A Monte Carlo simulation of the packing and segregation of spheres in cylinders

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 395-405

  Abreu, C R A ^a   Macias Salinas, R ^b   Tavares, F W ^a   Castier, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Particle segregation; Spheres packing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041526086     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66321999000400008     Document Type: Article

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