Numerical analysis of fluid flow through fibrous porous materials

Journal of Pulp and Paper Science

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 251-255

  Aaltosalmi, U ^a   Kataja, M ^a   Koponen, A ^b   Timonen, J ^a   Goel, A ^c   Lee, G ^c   Ramaswamy, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber Mats; Fluid Flow; Image Analysis; Permeability; Porous Materials; Simulations; Structural Analysis; Transport; X Ray Analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PAPER; POROUS MATERIALS; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BOLTZMAN FLOW; FLOW SIMULATION; MICROTOMOGRAPHY; NUMERICAL STRUCTURE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

FLUID FLOW; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PAPER; POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 11144351105     PISSN: 08266220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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