Simulation of aggregation with applications to soot laden lubricating fluids

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 473-482

  Zeidan, Michael ^a   Jia, Xiaodong ^a   Williams, Richard A ^a   Wedlock, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate morphology; DLCA; Inter particle forces; Soot loading

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COLLOIDS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DIESEL ENGINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PROBABILITY; SOOT; VISCOSITY;

AGGREGATE MORPHOLOGY; DLCA; INTER-PARTICLE FORCES; SOOT LOADING;

LUBRICATING OILS;

EID: 16244396394     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.200400895     Document Type: Article

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