Longitudinal and transverse mixing in rotary kilns: A discrete element method approach

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 4083-4091

  Finnie, G J ^a   Kruyt, N P ^b   Ye, M ^b   Zeilstra, C ^b   Kuipers, J A M ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Discrete Element Method; Granular material; Mixing; Rotary kiln; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ENTROPY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

OPERATING CONDITIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISCRETE ELEMENT METHODS; TRANSVERSE PLANE;

KILNS;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MIXING;

EID: 18844382642     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.12.048     Document Type: Article

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