Floc dynamics in flowing fibre suspensions

Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 247-252

  Björkman, Ulf ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crowded system; Fibre flow; Fibre suspension; Floe dynamics; Particulate

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; FERMENTATION; FIBERS; INTERPOLATION; KRAFT PULP; POISSON RATIO; WOOD;

CROWDED SYSTEMS; FIBER FLOW; FIBER SUSPENSIONS; FLOC DYNAMICS; PARTICULATES;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BLEACHING; DISPERSIONS; FERMENTATION; FIBERS; FLOCS; NETWORKS; POISSON RATIO; WOOD;

EID: 20744436818     PISSN: 02832631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3183/npprj-2005-20-02-p247-252     Document Type: Article

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