A numerical simulation of the Boycott effect

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 192, Issue 4-6, 2005, Pages 532-549

  Xu, Zu Jia ^a   Michaelides, Efstathios E ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Boycott effect; Lattice Boltzmann; Particles; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SEDIMENTATION; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW;

LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD; PARTICLE-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE-WALL INTERACTIONS; VELOCITY FIELDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 16344378253     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440590477971     Document Type: Article

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