Implementation of the population balance equation in CFD codes for modelling soot formation in turbulent flames

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-95

  Zucca, Alessandro ^a   Marchisio, Daniele L ^a   Barresi, Antonello A ^a   Fox, Rodney O ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Combustion; Computational fluid dynamics; Particle formation; Population balance; Soot

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; FRACTALS; NUCLEATION; SOOT;

MOLECULAR GROWTH; PARTICLE FORMATION; POPULATION BALANCE; TURBULENCE DIFFUSION FLAMES;

TURBULENCE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLAME; MODELING; TURBULENCE;

EID: 25644432798     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.11.061     Document Type: Conference Paper

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